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Ar·i·an

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.

–noun

2.	an adherent of Arianism.

[Origin: 1525–35; < LL Ariānus of, pertaining to Arius; see -an

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Ar·i·an

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–adjective, noun

Aryan.

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adj.

Of or relating to Arianism: the Arian heresy.
Of or relating to Arius.

n. A believer in Arianism.

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Ar·i·an² Audio Help (ār'ē-ən, âr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. One who is born under the sign of Aries.

Ar'i·an adj.

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Arian

1532, pertaining to the doctrines of Arius, priest in Alexandria early 4c., who posed the question of Christ's nature in terms which appeared to debase the Savior's relation to God (denial of consubstantiation). Besides taking an abstract view of Christ's nature, he reaffirmed man's capacity for perfection. The dissention was widespread and split the Church for about a century during a crucial time.

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Arian

Ar"ian\, a. & n. (Ethnol.) See Aryan.

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A"ri*an\, a. [L. Arianus.] Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings. -- n. One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius. --Mosheim.

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