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Irenaean

Irenaean adjective: of or relating to Irenaeus (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος (Eirēnaîos); died c. AD 202), an early Church Father and apologist who opposed Gnosticism.

Adjective

Irenaean (comparative more Irenaean, superlative most Irenaean)

  1. Of or relating to Irenaeus (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος (Eirēnaîos); died c. AD 202), an early Church Father and apologist who opposed Gnosticism.

Forms of Irenaean

comparativemore Irenaean
superlativemost Irenaean

Questions about Irenaean

What does Irenaean mean?
Irenaean means of or relating to Irenaeus (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος (Eirēnaîos); died c. AD 202), an early Church Father and apologist who opposed Gnosticism.
What part of speech is Irenaean?
Irenaean is an adjective.

Words near Irenaean in the dictionary

  1. Irelanders
  2. Irelands
  3. Irelans
  4. ireless
  5. Ireleth
  6. Irenaean
  7. Irenaeus
  8. irenarch
  9. irenarchs
  10. irene
  11. irenes

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