Arian
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Ar·i·an 1
(âr′ē-ən, ăr′-)adj.
1. Of or relating to Arianism: the Arian heresy.
2. Of or relating to Arius.
n.
A believer in Arianism.
Ar·i·an 2
(ăr′ē-ən, âr′-)n.
One who is born under the sign of Aries.
Ar′i·an adj.
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Arian
(ˈɛərɪən)adj
(Theology) of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism
n
(Theology) an adherent of Arianism
adj, n
(Peoples) a variant spelling of Aryan
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Ar•i•an
(ˈɛər i ən, ˈær-)adj.
1. of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
n. 2. an adherent of Arianism.
[1525–35; < Late Latin]
-arian
a suffix forming personal nouns corresponding to Latin adjectives ending in -ārius or English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary (librarian; proletarian); subsequently productive in English with other Latinate stems, forming nouns denoting a person who supports, advocates, or practices a doctrine, theory, etc., associated with the base word: authoritarian; vegetarian.
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