-arian

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a native or inhabitant of somewhere
An advocate of something
A believer in something
Someone of a certain age
Arian
see Aryan: A member of the ancient tribe of the Arios valley in Afghanistan, or their descendants
Arian
A disciple of the Egyptian monk Arius, presbyter of Alexandria, who denied the Trinity but did not deny the preexistence of Christ

derogatory mainly 17-19th Century usage) A heretic or any heresy.

Arian
A person whose star sign is Aries
Arian
Of or pertaining to Arius; or Arianism
Arian heresy
An early Christian heresy propounded by Arius, which held that if Christ was the son of God, He must be younger than God, and therefore lesser than God, not wholly God
Arian
A person born under the sign of Aries
arian
{n} a follower or disciple of Arius
Arian
{i} person born under the zodiac sign Aries (Astrology); believer in the teachings of the Greek Christian theologian and priest Arius
Arian
heretical
Arian
A practioner of Arianism
Arian
heresy
Arian
{s} of or pertaining to the zodiac sign Aries (Astrology); of or pertaining to Arius or his doctrines
Arian
Of or pertaining to Arianism
Arian
A disciple of the Egyptian monk Arius
Arian
Resembling or possessing similarity to Arianism and its doctrines
arian
Of or pertaining to the heresiarch Arias or to the Christological heresy named for him
arian
One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius
arian
Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings
-arian

    Etymology

    () A back-formation from various words ending in "arian", some directly derived from Classical or Medieval Latin words ending in -arius by adding -an to the stem, other indirectly via Old French words ending in "arien(ne)" or "erien(ne)" or from English words ending in "ary" to which -an was suffixed. -ary + -an
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