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Paulician

Paulician noun: a follower of Paulicianism.

Noun

Paulician (plural Paulicians)

  1. (historical) A follower of Paulicianism.
    Synonyms:
    Acephalite

Synonyms of Paulician

Forms of Paulician

pluralPaulicians

Origin of Paulician

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Παυλικιανός (Paulikianós), from Παῦλος (Paûlos) + -ικός (-ikós) + -ιανός (-ianós), originally most likely in reference to Paul the Apostle, who was held in special esteem by the group. Byzantine heresiologists conventionally traced the term to Paul of Samosata, however, and a link to a Paulician figure known as Paul the Armenian has also been proposed.

Questions about Paulician

What does Paulician mean?
Paulician means a follower of Paulicianism.
What part of speech is Paulician?
Paulician is a noun.
What is the plural of Paulician?
The plural of Paulician is Paulicians.

Words near Paulician in the dictionary

  1. Paulian's trident bat
  2. Paulian's trident bats
  3. Paulianist
  4. Paulianists
  5. Paulians
  6. Paulician
  7. Paulicianism
  8. Paulicians
  9. Paulick
  10. Paulicks
  11. Paulie

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