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Ephesian

[ ih-fee-zhuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ephesus.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Ephesus.

Ephesian

/ ɪˈfiːʒən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Ephesus


noun

  1. an inhabitant or native of Ephesus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ephesian1

1350–1400; Middle English Effesian < Latin Ephesi ( us ) (< Greek Ephésios ) + -an

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Example Sentences

Next is a harbour called Panormus, with a temple of the Ephesian Diana; then the city.

He praises also the reply of an Ephesian to the king, “that it was not fit that a god should provide temples in honour of gods.”

Besides being a place of worship, a museum and a sanctuary, the Ephesian temple was a great bank.

And so have we seen these Ephesian soldiers putting on the girdle.

It is plain that this was the use made of it by the Ephesian teachers.

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