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Antonian, a. and n.|ænˈtəʊnɪən|
[f. L. Antoni(us Anthony + -an.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to St. Anthony of Egypt or St. Anthony of Padua (1195–1231).
1904tr. J. Rigauld's Life of St. Anthony of Padua Introd. 11 A short account of the sources of Antonian history. Ibid. 12 The Antonian library of Padua. 1911‘C. M. Antony’ St. Antony of Padua p. xiii, For the present..Antonian studies are at a standstill. 1919E. C. Butler Benedictine Monachism i. 12 The monachism that derived from St Anthony was eremitical in character. This type, which I shall call the Antonian, prevailed throughout northern Egypt. 1919C. C. Martindale Upon God's Holy Hills i. 12 Violent bodily penances, rarely read of in Antonian literature.
B. n. Any of various communities claiming the patronage of, or continuity with the community of, St. Anthony of Egypt (c 251–356); = anthonin.
1907Cath. Encycl. I. 20/2 Some few houses..of the Antonians..are also under the direction of Abbots. 1932Pax Oct. 161 There are also 771 monks who are neither priests nor deacons..divided as follows: Maronite Antonians..Chaldean Antonians. |