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[ ath-uh-ney-shuhs ] / ˌæθ əˈneɪ ʃəs /
nounSaint, a.d. 296?–373, bishop of Alexandria: opponent of Arianism. Words nearby AthanasiusAthamas, athame, athanasia, Athanasian, Athanasian Creed, Athanasius, at hand, athanor, Athapascan, Atharva-Veda, at heart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AthanasiusAthanasius Kircher, the eccentric seventeenth-century Jesuit polymath, collector of curiosities, and borderline crank. Joshua Foer: How I Write|Noah Charney|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Athanasius Kircher was a Jesuit priest and polymath, a man of unusual talents. This Week’s Hot Reads: November 6, 2012|Mythili Rao|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Thus when Julian's edict came for the return of the exiles, Athanasius was doubly prepared to take advantage of it. The Arian Controversy|H. M. Gwatkin He is the owner of the cargo, but the ship itself belongs to a merchant of Komorn called Athanasius Brazovics. Timar's Two Worlds|Mr Jkai
Had he believed the charge of delaying the corn-ships, he would have executed Athanasius at once. The Arian Controversy|H. M. Gwatkin Athanasius, I think, is the first who ascribes a divine origin to the institution of Sunday. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)|Theodore Parker The Arians, on finding that they could not win Athanasius over, resolved to attack him. Sketches of Church History|James Craigie Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for Athanasius
nounSaint. ?296–373 ad, patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2 Derived forms of AthanasiusAthanasian, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |