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Proterian

UK/pɹə͡ʊtˈi͡əɹɪən/

Proterian noun: a faction at the Council of Chalcedon who supported the installation of Proterius of Alexandria as Patriarch of Alexandria. Bringing the Proterians into communion was one of the conditions that Proterius' sucessor, Peter Mongus, ascended to the Patriarchate under.

Noun

Proterian (plural Proterians)

  1. (historical) A faction at the Council of Chalcedon who supported the installation of Proterius of Alexandria as Patriarch of Alexandria. Bringing the Proterians into communion was one of the conditions that Proterius' sucessor, Peter Mongus, ascended to the Patriarchate under.

Forms of Proterian

pluralProterians

Origin of Proterian

From Proterius + -ian

Questions about Proterian

What does Proterian mean?
Proterian means a faction at the Council of Chalcedon who supported the installation of Proterius of Alexandria as Patriarch of Alexandria. Bringing the Proterians into communion was one of the conditions that Proterius' sucessor, Peter Mongus, ascended to the Patriarchate under.
What part of speech is Proterian?
Proterian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Proterian?
Proterian is pronounced /pɹə͡ʊtˈi͡əɹɪən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Proterian?
The plural of Proterian is Proterians.

Words near Proterian in the dictionary

  1. proteranthous
  2. proteranthy
  3. proterguride
  4. proterhinid
  5. proterhinids
  6. Proterian
  7. Proterians
  8. protero-
  9. proterochampsian
  10. proterochampsians
  11. proterochampsid

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