Arian

[ air-ee-uhn, ar- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Arius or Arianism.

noun
  1. an adherent of Arianism.

Origin of Arian

1
1525–35; <Late Latin Ariānus of, pertaining to Arius; see -an

Other definitions for -arian (2 of 2)

-arian

  1. a suffix forming personal nouns corresponding to Latin adjectives ending in -ārius or English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary (librarian; proletarian; Rotarian; seminarian; sexagenarian; veterinarian); subsequently productive in English with other Latinate stems, forming nouns denoting a person who supports, advocates, or practices a doctrine, theory, or set of principles associated with the base word: authoritarian; establishmentarian; totalitarian; vegetarian.

Origin of -arian

2
<Latin -āri(us) or -ary + -an

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British Dictionary definitions for Arian (1 of 2)

Arian

/ (ˈɛərɪən) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianism

noun
  1. an adherent of Arianism

adjective, noun
  1. a variant spelling of Aryan

British Dictionary definitions for -arian (2 of 2)

-arian

suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating a person or thing that advocates, believes, or is associated with something: vegetarian; millenarian; librarian

Origin of -arian

2
from Latin -ārius -ary + -an

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