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Simonians

Simonians is the plural of Simonian.

Meaning of Simonian

Noun

Simonian (plural Simonians)

  1. (historical) One of the followers of Simon Magus.
    • It is no coincidence that the Gospel of John portray's Jesus in terms analogous to the Simonians' depiction of Simon. Could the first converts among the Children of LIght have been Simonians who transferred their Gnostic mythology from Simon Magus to Jesus?2016, April D. DeConick, The Gnostic New Age
  2. (historical) An adherent of an early Christian heretical sect that worshiped Simon of Samaria (Simon Magus) as divine.
    • The Simonians did not truly follow the Roman gods, but instead venerated their order's founders—Simon and his wife, Helena—in the guises of Zeus and Minerva.2016, Mark Latham, The Cthulhu Campaigns: Ancient Rome, page 25

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Questions about Simonians

What is Simonians the plural of?
Simonians is the plural of Simonian.

Words near Simonians in the dictionary

  1. simoniacally
  2. simoniacs
  3. simonial
  4. Simonian
  5. Simonianism
  6. Simonians
  7. Simonidean
  8. Simonides
  9. simonies
  10. simonious
  11. simonise

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