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🧑 A male name ♈ Related to Aries ♈ Person born Aries ✝️ About Arius's teachings 🧑‍🎓 Follower of Arius
Arian

Arian

9.9
A person who follows the early Christian teaching that Jesus is not fully God
  • noun
  • /ˈɛəriən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ariano
  • Historically, an Arian was someone who adhered to the beliefs of Arius, promoting a view of Jesus that was distinct from traditional Christian doctrine.

Examples

  • During the theological debates of the fourth century, the Arian teachings gained traction but were ultimately deemed heretical by the Council of Nicaea.

  • Many scholars argue that the early church faced significant challenges from groups of Arian followers who questioned the nature of Christ's divinity.

  • The same Neo-Nazi design as the other dead arian.

    Stiletto (2008)

Synonyms

Arianist
vsArian
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who believes Jesus is not the same as God and not fully God

is the same follower term without the -ist ending

Surface Forms

Arian singular
Arians plural

Morphology

Arian = Arius (transparent) = Arius + an

The word is transparently derived from 'Arius' with the suffix '-an' indicating relation.

Etymology

Arian names a follower of Arius, the priest who taught that Jesus was not fully God. So an 'Arian' was someone who held that belief in early church history.