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valentinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
valen-tini-an
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.

name

a Roman cognomen

name

Valentinian, three Roman emperors.

Etymology

From Latin Valentīniānus, from Valentīnus (“Valentine”) + -iānus (“-ian: forming adjectives”), from valentia (“strength, health”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to Valentine + -ian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Valentinians (plural)

Derived Forms

Valentinianism

Questions

What does valentinian mean?
A follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.
Where does valentinian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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