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Paulician, n. and a. Ch. Hist.|pɔːˈlɪʃ(ɪ)ən|
[ad. L. Pauliciānī, a. Gr. Παυλικιανοί, of obscure origin, thought by some to be from Paulus Paul.]
A. n. A member of a sect which arose in Armenia in the 7th century, holding modified Manichæan opinions.
B. adj. Of or belonging to this sect.
1727–41Chambers Cycl., Paulicians,..so called from their chieftain, one Paulus, an Armenian, in the seventh century. 1764A. Maclaine tr. Mosheim's Eccl. Hist. (1844) I. 211/2. 1840 Macaulay Ranke Ess. (1887) 575 The Paulician theology..spread rapidly through Provence and Languedoc. 1883Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. III. 2407/1 The Bulgarians..finally united with the Eastern Church; and only a small body of Paulicians are now Catholics.
Hence Pauˈlicianism, the doctrine of the sect.
1839Penny Cycl. XIV. 385/1 The Manichæan doctrines..continued to have supporters, under their new name of Paulicianism, till a very late period. 1874J. H. Blunt Dict. Sects 414/2 From the close of the eleventh century Paulicianism as such ceases to be significant. 1941[see Bogomil, -mile]. 1967N. G. Garsoian (title) The Paulician heresy. A study of the origin and development of Paulicianism in Armenia and the eastern provinces of the Byzantine empire. |