Athanasius

American  

[ath-uh-ney-shuhs] / ˌæθ əˈneɪ ʃəs /

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 296?–373, bishop of Alexandria: opponent of Arianism.

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Athanasius British  

/ ˌæθəˈneɪʃəs /

noun

1. Saint. ?296–373 _ad , patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2

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Other Word Forms

• Athanasian adjective

Example Sentences

Kazakh Bishop Athanasius Schneider, who has long opposed Francis‘ progressive bent, called the new policy a “great deception.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023

Gigante remained an associate pastor at St. Athanasius for 12 years after Gino was born.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022

Bruno was ordained in 1978 and served as an assistant rector in Ventura County and Oregon before being named rector of St. Athanasius in Echo Park, the oldest Episcopal church in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2021

According to Athanasius, normal life was full of temptation, greed, and sin, and that the holiest life was thus one that rejected it completely in favor of prayer and meditation away from human company.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

It contains three creeds—the Apostles’, the Nicene, and that called of Athanasius.

From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)