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Athanasius

American  
[ath-uh-ney-shuhs] / ˌæθ əˈneɪ ʃəs /

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. 296?–373, bishop of Alexandria: opponent of Arianism.


Athanasius British  
/ ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs /

noun

  1. Saint. ?296–373 ad , patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Kazakh Bishop Athanasius Schneider, who has long opposed Francis‘ progressive bent, called the new policy a “great deception.”

From Washington Times Dec. 22, 2023

The bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius, duly appointed Frumentius, who assumed the name “Selama.”

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Gigante remained an associate pastor at St. Athanasius for 12 years after Gino was born.

From Seattle Times Dec. 26, 2022

Mr. Foer once wrote a blog called The Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society and met his co-founder, Dylan Thuras, at the first and only meeting of that society.

From New York Times May 30, 2021

It is not until towards the time of Athanasius or of Augustine that it begins to be used of the doctrinal decisions of the Fathers, the Councils, and the Pope.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste

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