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Arian

adjective Ar·i·an \ ˈa-rē-ən , ˈer-ə- \
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Definition of Arian

: of or relating to Arius or his doctrines especially that the Son is not of the same substance as the Father but was created as an agent for creating the world
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Arianism

play \-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun

First Known Use of arian

14th century

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Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

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Arian

noun

Definition of Arian

: a supporter of Arian doctrines

First Known Use of arian

14th century

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augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

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Arian

noun Ar·i·an \ ˈer-ē-ən , ˈa-rē- \

Definition of Arian

: aries 1b

First Known Use of arian

1917

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Pentateuch, blasphemy, curate, doxology, eremite, iconoclasm, liturgy, orison, pneuma, reliquary

-arian

noun suffix -ar·i·an

Definition of -arian

1 : believer
  • necessitarian
: advocate
  • latitudinarian
2 : producer
  • disciplinarian

Origin and Etymology of -arian

Latin -arius -ary

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