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Galfridian

Galfridian adjective: of or relating to Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100–c.1155), cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.

Adjective

Galfridian (comparative more Galfridian, superlative most Galfridian)

  1. Of or relating to Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100–c.1155), cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.
    • The clerical opponents of the Reformation systematically invoked Galfridian prophecy to justify their resistance.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 380

Forms of Galfridian

comparativemore Galfridian
superlativemost Galfridian

Origin of Galfridian

From his Latin name, Galfridus Monemutensis, + -ian.

Questions about Galfridian

What does Galfridian mean?
Galfridian means of or relating to Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100–c.1155), cleric and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.
What part of speech is Galfridian?
Galfridian is an adjective.

Words near Galfridian in the dictionary

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  2. GALEX
  3. galey
  4. Galeys
  5. Gale–Church algorithm
  6. Galfridian
  7. galfriend
  8. galfriends
  9. galgal
  10. galgalim
  11. galgals

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