Helen Fenton

Arian: Definition and part of speech

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Arian

  1. n. One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius.
  2. a. & n. See Aryan.
  3. a. Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Arianize: Definition and part of speech

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Arianize

  1. v. t. To convert to Arianism.
  2. v. i. To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an Arian.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Aridity: Definition and part of speech

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Aridity

  1. n. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.
  2. n. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.