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单词 Paternian
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Definition of Paternian in English:

Paternian

noun pəˈtəːnɪən
Church History rare
  • A member of a Manichaean sect (condemned as heretical by a council held at Rome in 367) which held that God made the higher parts of the body and Satan the lower ones. Usually in plural.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From post-classical Latin Paterniani, plural: see -ian.

 
 

Definition of Paternian in US English:

Paternian

nounpəˈtəːnɪən
Church History rare
  • A member of a Manichaean sect (condemned as heretical by a council held at Rome in 367) which held that God made the higher parts of the body and Satan the lower ones. Usually in plural.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Reginald Pecock (c1392–?1459), bishop of Chichester and religious author. From post-classical Latin Paterniani, plural: see -ian.

 
 
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