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Paulian

/ˈpɔː.li.ən/

Paulian adjective: synonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”).

Adjective (1)

Paulian (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”).
    Synonyms:
    Pauline

Noun (1)

Paulian (plural Paulians)

  1. (historical) A supporter or follower of Paul the Apostle.
    Synonyms:
    Pauline

Noun (2)

Paulian (plural Paulians)

  1. (historical) A follower of Paul of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in the third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of Jesus.
    Synonyms:
    Paulianist

Adjective (2)

Paulian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Wolfgang Pauli (1900–1958), Austrian theoretical physicist and pioneer of quantum physics.

Synonyms of Paulian

Forms of Paulian

pluralPaulians

Origin of Paulian

Learned borrowing from Latin Pauliānus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ian.

From Middle English Paulian, from Latin Pauliānus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ian.

From Pauli + -an.

Questions about Paulian

What does Paulian mean?
Paulian means synonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”).
What part of speech is Paulian?
Paulian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Paulian?
Paulian is pronounced /ˈpɔː.li.ən/.

Words near Paulian in the dictionary

  1. Pauli matrix
  2. Pauli matrixes
  3. Pauli vector
  4. Pauli vectors
  5. Pauli-Lubanski pseudovector
  6. Paulian
  7. Paulian's trident bat
  8. Paulian's trident bats
  9. Paulianist
  10. Paulianists
  11. Paulians

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