Definition of Apollinarian
:relating to or in honor of Apollo
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Origin and Etymology of apollinarian
Latin Apollinaris (from Apollin-, Apollo + Latin -aris -ary) + English -an
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Origin and Etymology of apollinarian
Late Latin Apollinarianus, from Late Greek Apollinarianos, from Apollinaris of Laodicea †ab a.d. 390 Syrian teacher & theologian + Greek -anos -an
Definition of Apollinarian
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:an adherent of the Christological doctrine that asserted that in Jesus Christ a perfect divine nature in the form of the divine Logos assumed an imperfect human body with the Logos taking the controlling place ordinarily held by the mind
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