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Valentinian

Valentinian noun: a follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.

Noun

Valentinian (plural Valentinians)

  1. (historical) A follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.

Proper noun

Valentinian

  1. a Roman cognomen
  2. (historical) Valentinian, three Roman emperors.

Forms of Valentinian

pluralValentinians

Origin of Valentinian

From Latin Valentīniānus, from Valentīnus (“Valentine”) + -iānus (“-ian: forming adjectives”), from valentia (“strength, health”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to Valentine + -ian.

Words formed from Valentinian

Questions about Valentinian

What does Valentinian mean?
Valentinian means a follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.
What part of speech is Valentinian?
Valentinian can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Valentinian?
The plural of Valentinian is Valentinians.

Words near Valentinian in the dictionary

  1. Valentine's Days
  2. valentineless
  3. valentines
  4. Valentinesy
  5. Valentini
  6. Valentinian
  7. Valentinianism
  8. Valentinians
  9. valentining
  10. Valentinis
  11. valentinite

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