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paulian

/ˈpɔː.li.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pau-lian
IPA
/ˈpɔː.li.ən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”).

noun

A supporter or follower of Paul the Apostle.

noun

A follower of Paul of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in the third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of Jesus.

adj

Of or relating to Wolfgang Pauli (1900–1958), Austrian theoretical physicist and pioneer of quantum physics.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pauliānus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Paulian, Pauliānus

Inflected Forms

Paulians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Paulianist

Synonyms

Pauline Paulianist

Questions

How do you pronounce paulian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔː.li.ən/.
What does paulian mean?
Synonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”).
Where does paulian come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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