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Luciferian

Luciferian

9.9
A member of a fourth century Christian group who followed Bishop Lucifer of Cagliari
  • noun
  • /luːsɪˈfɪəriən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : luciferiano
  • The Luciferian movement in history has sparked much debate.

Examples

  • The council debated whether the Luciferian movement should be condemned as heresy.

  • A Luciferian was exiled for refusing to accept the church's new doctrine.

  • Historical records mention a Luciferian community active in Sardinia during the fourth century.

  • Many believe that the Luciferians were misunderstood by the Church.

  • The historical documents revealed that many Luciferians opposed the church's authority in the fourth century.

  • During the fourth century, a group of Christians known as Luciferians followed the teachings of Bishop Lucifer of Cagliari.

  • Some scholars study the practices and beliefs of Luciferians from early Christian history to understand their heretical views.

Surface Forms

Luciferian singular
Luciferians plural

Morphology

Luciferian = Lucifer (transparent) = Lucifer + ian

The noun sense 'member/follower associated with Lucifer' is a straightforward agentive/relational derivation from the name + '-ian'.

Etymology

The noun Luciferian originally named followers of Bishop Lucifer of Cagliari, and his personal name comes from Latin luc- 'light' and -fer 'to bring'. So a historical Luciferian was someone who followed that bishop and was often judged by the church for different beliefs.