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† Ansarian, n. Islam. Obs.
Brit. |anˈsɑːrɪən|, |anˈsɛːrɪən|, U.S. |ænˈsɑriən|, |ænˈsɛriən|
[‹ French Ansârié (1787 in the passage translated in quot. 1787) or its etymon, the name of Jabal Anṣāriyya, the heartland of the Nusayri community in Syria + -an suffix. Compare Arabic Nuṣayrī Nusayri n., ultimately from the same root.
A third word from the same root, Arabic Anṣār, denoting certain companions of the Prophet Muhammad, has been associated or confused with this; Ansarian occas. occurs in the latter sense in English.]
= Nusayri n. Cf. Ansayri n.
1787tr. C. F. de Volney Trav. Syria & Egypt I. xxii. 367 As for the Ansarians [Fr. a l'égard des Ansârié], they are dispersed throughout the mountains. a1831Encycl. Metrop. I. 650/1 The doctrine of metempsychosis or transmigration of souls, is an article of belief among many of the Ansarians. 1862tr. C. Belgiojoso Oriental Harems vi. 145 The great Arab tribe of Ansarians..was now in revolt. |