Athanasian

American  

[ath-uh-ney-zhuhn] / ˌæθ əˈneɪ ʒən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Athanasius or to the doctrines ascribed to him.

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noun

1. Theology. a follower of Athanasius or a believer in the Athanasian Creed.

Etymology

Origin of Athanasian

First recorded in 1580–90; Athanasi(us) + -an

Example Sentences

Again, did he receive the Athanasian Creed on any logical demonstration that its articles were in Scripture?

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry

Quicunque, kwī-kung′kwe, n. the so-called Athanasian Creed, from its first words, Quicunque vult='whosoever will.'

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

In convocation he seconded a motion for the disuse of the Athanasian Creed, and in the House of Lords he voted for the abolition of university tests.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

"The prayer of a righteous man availeth much," said Mrs Jeremy, who, notwithstanding her mental wanderings during the Athanasian Creed, was a pious soul.

From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)

I believed every one of them as recited by Mr Jeremy, and I found the Athanasian the most convincing of them all.

From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)