Semi-Arian
UK/ˌsɛ.miˈɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌsɛ.miˈɛɹi.ən/
Semi-Arian noun: a member of the Semi-Arianism movement.
Noun
Semi-Arian (plural Semi-Arians)
- A member of the Semi-Arianism movement.
- As it frequently happens, that the sounds and characters which approach the nearest to each other accidentally represent the most opposite ideas, the observation would be itself ridiculous, if it were possible to mark any real and sensible distinction between the doctrine of the Semi-Arians, as...1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXV, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC
Adjective
Semi-Arian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Semi-Arianism movement.
- The highways of the East were crowded with Homoousian, and Arian, and Semi-Arian, and Eunomian bishops, who struggled to outstrip each other in the holy race: […].1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXV, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC
Forms of Semi-Arian
| plural | Semi-Arians |
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Origin of Semi-Arian
From semi- + Arian.
Words that rhyme with Semi-Arian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about Semi-Arian
- What does Semi-Arian mean?
- Semi-Arian means a member of the Semi-Arianism movement.
- What part of speech is Semi-Arian?
- Semi-Arian can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Semi-Arian?
- Semi-Arian is pronounced /ˌsɛ.miˈɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Semi-Arian?
- The plural of Semi-Arian is Semi-Arians.
Words near Semi-Arian in the dictionary
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