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单词 nepotian
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Nepotiann.

Brit. /nᵻˈpəʊʃn/, U.S. /nəˈpoʊʃ(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Nepotianus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin Nepotianus follower of Nepos Fulgentius (a533) < Nepot- , Nepos , the name of an Egyptian bishop of the 3rd cent. + -ianus -ian suffix. Compare French Népotien (1868 in Littré).
Theology. rare.
A follower of Nepos, an Egyptian bishop of the 3rd cent., or of the millenarian views ascribed to him.
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1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie ii. vi. 89 Novatians, Sabellians, Nepotians,..have troubled the Church from time to time.
1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 46 Some Donatists, Volesians,..And some turn Theodotians;..Tascodrongits, Nepotians.
1910 New Schaff-Herzog Encycl. Relig. Knowl. VIII. 115 The Nepotians mentioned by Fulgentius..were at most mere chiliasts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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