Smyrnean

American

[smur-nee-uhn] / ˈsmɜr ni ən /

adjective

of or relating to Smyrna, Turkey.

Etymology

Origin of Smyrnean

1590–1600; < Latin Smyrnae ( us ) of Smyrna + -an

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Smyrnean

There are certain others," says Hippolytus, "who introduce clandestinely a strange doctrine, being disciples of one Noetus, who was by birth a Smyrnean, and lived not long ago.

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by W. D. (William Dool) Killen

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