English Explanatory Dictionary

Valentinian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.
name
  1. a Roman cognomen
  2. Valentinian, three Roman emperors.

Word forms

Valentinian Valentinians

Etymology

From Latin Valentīniānus, from Valentīnus (“Valentine”) + -iānus (“-ian: forming adjectives”), from valentia (“strength, health”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to Valentine + -ian.

Derived words

Valentinianism
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