Athanasian

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[ath-uh-ney-zhuhn] / ˌæθ əˈneɪ ʒən /

adjective

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

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of Athanasian

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

Example Sentences

I had lately read Milman’s Latin Christianity to my mother, and should have enjoyed nothing better than delivering to my pastor a short lecture on the Arian and Athanasian doctrines.

From Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life by Child-Villiers, Margaret Elizabeth Leigh

The eighth article declares a belief in the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian creeds.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

The assistant made use, I observed, of the Athanasian creed, and every one seemed to understand it, at which I was greatly surprised.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old

It was not a matter with the farmer of the Athanasian Creed, or the doctrine of salvation by faith, or any other theological dogma.

From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Besant, Walter, Sir

That the hypothesis, here to be adopted, accounts not only for the Athanasian Creed, but for the Creed of Pope Pius, is no fault of those who adopt it.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal