simonian
/saɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An adherent of an early Christian heretical sect that worshiped Simon of Samaria (Simon Magus) as divine.
adj
Pertaining to the legends surrounding and teachings of Simon Magus.
adj
Pertaining to the theories of Herbert A. Simon.
Example Sentences
- "It is no coincidence that the Gospel of John portray's Jesus in terms analogous to the Simonians' depiction of Simon. Could the first converts among the Children of LIght have been Simonians who transferred their Gnostic mythology from Simon Magus to Jesus?"
- "The church fathers who attacked heresies took this up and made Simon Magus not only the founder of the Simonians, but of gnosis as a whole"
- "Simonians used sex to pollute women in imitation of their founder ."
- "The Simonians did not truly follow the Roman gods, but instead venerated their order's founders—Simon and his wife, Helena—in the guises of Zeus and Minerva."
- "He considered the Simonian veneration of Simon to be blasphemy. He never seems to have examined why Simonians honored Simon's reputed icon."
- "Simonians associate Helena, Simon's consort, with Athena, who sprung from the head of Zeus, just as Thought, particularly associated with Helena, emanates from Mind.."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /saɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/
- British English: /saɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/