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eu·sta·thi·an I. \yüˈstāthēən\ noun (-s) Usage: capitalized 1. [Eustathius 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. [Eustathius 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: Eustathius + English -an, adjective suffix : of or relating to Eustathius or to a Eustathian |