Athanasian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Athanasian in British English:
UK [ˌæθəˈneɪʒən]
How to pronounce Athanasian in American English:
US [ˌæθəˈneʒən]
Word Origin
- Athanasian (adj.)
- 1580s, from Athanasius, archbishop of Alexandria in the reign of Constantine. The name is Latin, from Greek Athanasios, from athanatos "immortal," from a- "not," privative prefix, + thanatos "death" (see thanatology).
Example
- 1. Athanasian : of or relating to athanasius .
- 2. The apostles creed , nicene creed , chalcedonian creed , and athanasian creed .
- 3. The nicene controversy continued , however , and at one time the athanasian faction was defeated and arius was reinstated .
- 4. Orthodox christian ontology , as depicted in the athanasian creed , forms the basis for a number of christian particulars .
- 5. Since the reformation the liturgical use of the athanasian creed has been confined mainly to the roman catholic church and the anglican communion , although it is now infrequently recited .