Bardesanist
Bardesanist noun: a follower of the teachings of Bardaisan; Bardaisanite.
Noun
Bardesanist (plural Bardesanists)
- A follower of the teachings of Bardaisan; Bardaisanite.
- As a matter of fact these chapters coincide pretty closely with the Book of the Laws of Countries extant in Syriac and in part in Greek, written by an early Bardesanist ; and comparison shows that the Recognitions borrowed from the Bardesanist Book , not vice versâ ”1967, John Rylands Library, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library - Volume 4, page 64
- No doubt Bardaisan, or his son Harmonius, or whatever Bardesanist wrote the poem, was familiar with the great caravan route from India to Egypt, and used this knowledge as a substructure, but the whole is allegorical.1997, G. R. Mead, Fragments Of A Faith Forgotten, page 406
- Synonyms:
- Bardesanite
Adjective
Bardesanist (comparative more Bardesanist, superlative most Bardesanist)
- Pertaining to or influenced by Bardaisan; Bardaisanite.
- As a matter of fact these chapters coincide pretty closely with the Book of the Laws of Countries extant in Syriac and in part in Greek, written by an early Bardesanist ; and comparison shows that the Recognitions borrowed from the Bardesanist Book , not vice versâ ”1967, John Rylands Library, Bulletin of the John Rylands Library - Volume 4, page 64
- Singing here, as if in harmonious unison, the voices of the self-discovered Cartesian cogito, the Freudian Narcissus, Lacan's mirrored ego, Satre's ego-in-the-look-of-the-other, and Piaget's egocentric child hymn and irenic other, Bardesanist bards minstreling the master narrative that governs...1990, Tulio Maranhao, The Interpretation of Dialogue, page 299
Synonyms of Bardesanist
Forms of Bardesanist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Bardesanists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Bardesanist |
| superlative | most Bardesanist |
Origin of Bardesanist
Bardaisan + -ist
Questions about Bardesanist
- What does Bardesanist mean?
- Bardesanist means a follower of the teachings of Bardaisan; Bardaisanite.
- What part of speech is Bardesanist?
- Bardesanist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Bardesanist?
- The plural of Bardesanist is Bardesanists.
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