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1Arian

adjective Ar·i·an \ˈa-rē-ən, ˈer-ə-\

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
— Ar·i·an·ism \-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
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First Known Use of ARIAN

14th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

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

Rhymes with ARIAN

Aryan, clarion

2Arian

noun

Definition of ARIAN

:  a supporter of Arian doctrines

First Known Use of ARIAN

14th century

Other Occult Terms

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

Rhymes with ARIAN

Aryan, Carian, Marian, parian, Parian

3Arian

noun Ar·i·an \ˈer-ē-ən, ˈa-rē-\

Definition of ARIAN

:  aries 1b

First Known Use of ARIAN

1917

Other Christian Religious Terms

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

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Arian
  2. -arian
  3. Semi-Arian
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