Athanasian

Variant of Athanasius

Athanasius definition

Atha·na·sius (at̸h′ə nā′s̸həs)

Athanasius, Saint ( 296?-373); Alexandrian bishop: patriarch of Alexandria (328-373) & opponent of Arianism: his day is May 2: called the Great

Related Forms:

  • Athanasian Ath′a·na′·sian (-z̸hən) adjective

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