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Photians

Photians is the plural of Photian.

Meaning of Photian

Noun

Photian (plural Photians)

  1. A follower of the Photian bishops, a sect in the 17th century that questioned the supremacy of the Pope believing that the Christian Church should be governed by 12 supreme rulers.
    • Anathema to the Photians in like manner, who renewing the hereſy of Ebion, teach that our Lord Ieſus Chriſt tooke his beginning onely of the Virgin Mary.1612, The Ecclesiasticall History of Theodoret Bishop of Cyrus, page 345

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Questions about Photians

What is Photians the plural of?
Photians is the plural of Photian.

Words near Photians in the dictionary

  1. photechy
  2. photelectric
  3. photelectrically
  4. photeolic
  5. Photian
  6. Photians
  7. photic
  8. photic sneeze reflex
  9. photic zone
  10. photic zones
  11. photically

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