English Explanatory Dictionary

Valentinus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Gnostic theologian who lived in Egypt and Rome c. 100 – c. 153.

Word forms

Valentinus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Valentīnus (“Valentine”), a patronymic from Valēns (Roman cognomen), itself nominalized from vālens (“strong, healthy”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Doublet of Valentine, Valentino, Valentina, and Valentini.

Synonyms

Valentine

Related words

Valentinian Valentinianism
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