EUSTATHIAN


Meaning of EUSTATHIAN in English

I. yüˈstāthēən noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

1.

[ Eustathi us of Sebaste died ab A.D.380 Semi-Arian bishop of Sebaste in Armenia + English -an, n. suffix]

: a follower of the Semi-Arian bishop Eustathius who established a monastic institute which was condemned by the Synod of Gangra in A.D.340

2.

[ Eustathi us of Antioch died ab A.D.360 bishop of Antioch in Syria + English -an, n. suffix]

: one of an orthodox party whose protest against the deposition by an Arian synod of Eustathius, bishop of Antioch, led to a schism that lasted till A.D.413

II. adjective

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: Eustathi us + English -an, adjective suffix

: of or relating to Eustathius or to a Eustathian

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