Arian

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Ar·i·an 1

A0421000 (âr′ē-ən, ăr′-)adj.1. Of or relating to Arianism: the Arian heresy.2. Of or relating to Arius.n. A believer in Arianism.

Ar·i·an 2

A0421050 (ăr′ē-ən, âr′-)n. One who is born under the sign of Aries.
Ar′i·an adj.

Arian

(ˈɛərɪən) adj (Theology) of, relating to, or characterizing Arius or Arianismn (Theology) an adherent of Arianismadj, n (Peoples) a variant spelling of Aryan

Ar•i•an

(ˈɛər i ən, ˈær-)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism. n. 2. an adherent of Arianism. [1525–35; < Late Latin]

-arian

a suffix forming personal nouns corresponding to Latin adjectives ending in -ārius or English adjectives or nouns ending in -ary (librarian; proletarian); subsequently productive in English with other Latinate stems, forming nouns denoting a person who supports, advocates, or practices a doctrine, theory, etc., associated with the base word: authoritarian; vegetarian. [< Latin -āri(us) or -ary + -an1]
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