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Basilidian

Basilidian adjective: of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.

Adjective

Basilidian (comparative more Basilidian, superlative most Basilidian)

  1. Of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.

Noun

Basilidian (plural Basilidians)

  1. A member of the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria.

Forms of Basilidian

Adjective
comparativemore Basilidian
superlativemost Basilidian
alternative formBasilidean
Noun
pluralBasilidians

Origin of Basilidian

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Basilidiānus, from Byzantine Greek Βασιλειδιανός (Basileidianós). By surface analysis, Basilides + -ian.

Words formed from Basilidian

Questions about Basilidian

What does Basilidian mean?
Basilidian means of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.
What part of speech is Basilidian?
Basilidian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Basilidian in the dictionary

  1. basilics
  2. Basilidean
  3. Basilideanism
  4. Basilideans
  5. Basilides
  6. Basilidian
  7. Basilidianism
  8. Basilidians
  9. Basilika
  10. basiling
  11. basilinna

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