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▪ I. Arian, a. and n.|ˈɛərɪən|
Also 6–7 arr-.
[ad. L. arīān-us, f. Arius Arīus, Gr. ἄρῑος ἀρεῖος, prop. name; see below.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or adhering to the doctrine of, Arius, a presbyter of Alexandria in the 4th c., who denied that Jesus Christ was consubstantial, or of the same essence or substance with God. His opinions were embraced by large sections of Christendom, and the dissensions by which the church was rent lasted for nearly a century.
1642Rogers Naaman 552 All the world is become Arrian. 1726J. Trapp Popery i. (T.) The Arian heresy was suppressed. 1861Stanley East. Ch. ii. 71 Our first Teutonic version of the Scriptures was by an Arian missionary, Ulfilas.
B. n. An adherent of the doctrines of Arius.
1532More Confut. Tindale Wks. 502/2 The counsailes against the Arrians of old. 1673Milton True Relig. Wks. 1851, 410 The Arian and Socinian are charg'd to dispute against the Trinity. 1740–61Mrs. Delany Life & Corr. (1861) III. 213 A very absurd, bad book, and written by an Arian. 1876Freeman Gen. Sketch v. §6 Chlodwig..became a Christian, and not only a Christian but a Catholic, which greatly favoured his conquests, as all the other Teutonic kings were Arians.
▪ II. Arian, n.2 and a.2 Astrol.|ˈɛərɪən|
[f. Aries: see -ian.]
A. n. One born under the zodiacal sign of Aries.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this sign; characteristic of a person born under the sign of Aries.
1917H. T. Waite Compend. Natal Astrol. 38 It takes an Arian to deceive an Arian, as they are extremely perceptive and intuitive. Ibid. 39 The Arian nature is to create the idea. 1976Star (Sheffield) 29 Nov. (Women's Mag.) 4/3 Arians always appreciate toiletries. 1980S. Geddes Art of Astrol. ii. 27 Aries is of the fire triplicity and the cardinal quadruplicity. This already tells us quite a lot about the personality of the Arian native. Ibid., Since the nature of fire is to be enthusiastic, energetic and positive and the cardinal quality to be active, the birth chart which shows a strong Arian influence will represent a person who is all of these things.
▪ III. Arian, -ize
Ethnol. See Aryan. |