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basilidian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
basi-lid-i-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.

noun

A member of the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Basilidiānus, from Byzantine Greek Βασιλειδιανός (Basileidianós). By surface analysis, Basilides + -ian.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Βασιλειδιανός

Inflected Forms

more Basilidian (comparative) most Basilidian (superlative) Basilidean (alternative) Basilidians (plural)

Derived Forms

Basilidianism

Questions

What does basilidian mean?
Of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.
Where does basilidian come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Basilidiānus, from Byzantine Greek Βασιλειδιανός (Basileidianós). By surface analysis, Basilides + -ian.

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