Athanasian

[ath-uh-ney-zhuh n]

adjective

of or relating to Athanasius or to the doctrines ascribed to him.

noun

Theology. a follower of Athanasius or a believer in the Athanasian Creed.

Origin of Athanasian

First recorded in 1580–90; Athanasi(us) + -an

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Historical Examples of athanasian

And in this Trinity "none is afore or after the other," which recalls the Athanasian Creed.
War and the Weird
Forbes Phillips
It is needless to say that Tiny had been to church and heard the Athanasian Creed.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6
Augustus J. C. Hare
You must know, surely, that I did not use to be an Athanasian, or even a Waterlandian.
Christmas Evans
Paxton Hood
The Athanasian Creed is not objectionable because of its damnatory clauses.
More Pages from a Journal
Mark Rutherford
It was a century later that the dogma was defined in its Athanasian form.
The Religious Sentiment
Daniel G. Brinton

Word Origin and History for athanasian

Athanasian

adj.

1580s, from Athanasius, archbishop of Alexandria in the reign of Constantine. The name is Latin, from Greek Athanasios, from athanatos "immortal," from a- "not," privative prefix, + thanatos "death."