Athanasius
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Athanasian adjective
Example Sentences
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Kazakh Bishop Athanasius Schneider, who has long opposed Francis‘ progressive bent, called the new policy a “great deception.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2023
Eco’s passion for the literary canon is clear, but we hear more about his wanderings through his favorite oddities, such as Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century Jesuit scholar who wrote sprawling and sometimes wrongheaded treatises.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
The bishop of Alexandria, Athanasius, duly appointed Frumentius, who assumed the name “Selama.”
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Gigante remained an associate pastor at St. Athanasius for 12 years after Gino was born.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2022
In interpreting Scripture, Athanasius always assumes that the Catholic teaching is true, and the Scripture must be explained by it.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
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