Athanasian
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Athanasian
First recorded in 1580–90; Athanasi(us) + -an
Example Sentences
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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
He was king of a stock which had been from the first Athanasian, and had never been tainted, like most of the Germanic tribes, by the adoption of Arian tenets.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
The triumph of the Athanasian Canon, indeed, went along with the triumph of Nicene Christianity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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
Meantime, in the West, an important Synod was held by Damasus at Rome in 382 which, under the dominant influence of Jerome and the Athanasian tradition, drew up a list corresponding to the present Canon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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