Arian
/ˈɛəɹi.ən/
Arian noun: a supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church. Also the alternative spelling of Aryan.
Noun (1)
Arian (plural Arians)
- A supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church.
- The Arians celebrated the virtue of their pious confessor; the Catholics ambitiously claimed his alliance; and the Pagans, who might be susceptible of shame or remorse, were deterred from the repetition of such unavailing cruelty.1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXIII, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC
- A believer of Arianism, particularly (historical) the official Arian churches lasting to the 7th century.
- Synonym of unitarian, any Christian who denies the Trinity.
- Synonyms:
- unitarian, any Christian who denies the Trinity
- Synonym of heretic, any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker.
- Synonyms:
- heretic, any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker
Adjective (1)
Arian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
- The highways of the East were crowded with Homoousian, and Arian, and Semi-Arian, and Eunomian bishops, who struggled to outstrip each other in the holy race: […].1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXV, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC
- He flirts with the Arian heresy, which doubted Jesus’s full divinity, and he embraces Quaker-style religious pacifism, arguing that just-war theory is out of date in an age of nuclear arms and total war.2015 April 19, Ross Douthat, “Will Pope Francis Break the Church?”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN
Noun (2)
Arian (plural Arians)
Adjective (2)
Arian (comparative more Arian, superlative most Arian)
Adjective (3)
Arian (not comparable)
- Of or related to Aria, the region around Herat in Afghanistan, particularly in the context of its ancient history.
Also used as
Arian is also the alternative spelling of Aryan.
Arian meaning in Tagalog
Arian in Tagalog
- believer of Arian Christianity
- Aryano, Ariano
Synonyms of Arian
Forms of Arian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Arians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Arian |
| superlative | most Arian |
| alternative form | Areian |
Origin of Arian
From Late Latin Arianus, from Arius + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from ἄρειος (áreios, “Arean, warlike”), from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming adjectives”). Cf. Arean.
From Aries + -ian, from Latin aries (“ram”).
From Latin Arianus, from Aria + -anus (“-an”). Equivalent to Aria + -an.
Phrases with Arian
Words that rhyme with Arian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
- agrarian
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- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
- antilapsarian
Questions about Arian
- What does Arian mean?
- Arian means a supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church.
- What is Arian in Tagalog?
- Arian in Tagalog is Aryano, Ariano. See Arian meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is Arian?
- Arian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Arian?
- Arian is pronounced /ˈɛəɹi.ən/.
- What is the plural of Arian?
- The plural of Arian is Arians.
Words near Arian in the dictionary
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