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Tertullian

UK/tɜːˈtʌli.ən//təɹˈtʌli.ən/

Tertullian proper noun: a Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

Proper noun

Tertullian

  1. A Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

Adjective

Tertullian (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.
    • And so the Malay C.P.O. listened, with a Tertullian willingness to believe, to the white men's stories.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 604

Origin of Tertullian

Anglicized from Latin Tertullianus.

Questions about Tertullian

What does Tertullian mean?
Tertullian means a Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.
What part of speech is Tertullian?
Tertullian can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Tertullian?
Tertullian is pronounced /tɜːˈtʌli.ən/ (UK).

Words near Tertullian in the dictionary

  1. tertium quid
  2. tertium quids
  3. tertschite
  4. tertulia
  5. tertulias
  6. Tertullian
  7. Tertullianism
  8. Tertullianist
  9. Tertullianists
  10. teru-tero
  11. teru-teros

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