Athanasius
/ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/
Athanasius proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Athanasius
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Coordinate term: Athanasia (feminine form)
- Athanasius of Alexandria’s thirty-ninth Festal Letter remains one of the most significant documents in the history of the Christian Bible. Athanasius wrote the letter, which contains the first extant list of precisely the twenty-seven books of the current New Testament canon, in 367 C.E., during...2010 January, David Brakke, “A New Fragment of Athanasius’s Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter: Heresy, Apocrypha, and the Canon”, in Harvard Theological Review, volume CIII, № 1, page 47
Athanasius meaning in Vietnamese
Athanasius in Vietnamese
- male given name
- Athanasiô
Origin of Athanasius
Borrowed from Latin Athanasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀθανάσιος (Athanásios), from ἀθανάσιος (athanásios, “immortal”), from ἀθάνατος (athánatos, “immortal”). Doublet of Athanasios and Afanasy. Compare Ambrose.
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Questions about Athanasius
- What does Athanasius mean?
- Athanasius means a male given name from Ancient Greek.
- What is Athanasius in Vietnamese?
- Athanasius in Vietnamese is Athanasiô. See Athanasius meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is Athanasius?
- Athanasius is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Athanasius?
- Athanasius is pronounced /ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs/.
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