Arian

From Late Latin Arianus, from Arius + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from ἄρειος (áreios, “Arean, warlike”), from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming adjectives”). Cf. Arean.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛəɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən
• Homophones: Aryan, Arrian, Arean

Arian (plural Arians)

1. (Christianity, historical) A supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church.
   • 1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXIII, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC:

     The Arians celebrated the virtue of their pious confessor; the Catholics ambitiously claimed his alliance; and the Pagans, who might be susceptible of shame or remorse, were deterred from the repetition of such unavailing cruelty.

2. (Christianity) A believer of Arianism, particularly (historical) the official Arian churches lasting to the 7th century.
3. (Christianity, inexact, usually derogatory) Synonym of unitarian, any Christian who denies the Trinity.
4. (Christianity, inexact, derogatory, dated) Synonym of heretic, any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker.

Arian (not comparable)

1. (Christianity) Of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
   • 1781, Edward Gibbon, chapter XXV, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC:

     The highways of the East were crowded with Homoousian, and Arian, and Semi-Arian, and Eunomian bishops, who struggled to outstrip each other in the holy race: […] .

From Aries +‎ -ian, from Latin aries (“ram”).

Arian (plural Arians)

1. (astrology) Synonym of Aries, a person born under the influence of Aries.

Arian (comparative more Arian, superlative most Arian)

1. (astrology) Of or related to Aries, its nature, and its influence.
   • 1917, Herbert T. Waite, Compendium of Natal Astrology and Universal Ephemeris, page 39:

     The Arian nature is to create the idea...

• Arietian

Arian (plural Arians)

1. Alternative spelling of Aryan.

From Latin Arianus, from Aria + -anus (“-an”). Equivalent to Aria +‎ -an.

Arian (not comparable)

1. (chiefly historical) Of or related to Aria, the region around Herat in Afghanistan, particularly in the context of its ancient history.

• Areian

• Iraan, Raina, Riaan, aiRNA, airan, airna, naira

Arian m

1. a male given name