Paulician

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Παυλικιανός (Paulikianós), from Παῦλος (Paûlos) + -ικός (-ikós) + -ιανός (-ianós), originally most likely in reference to Paul the Apostle, who was held in special esteem by the group. Byzantine heresiologists conventionally traced the term to Paul of Samosata, however, and a link to a Paulician figure known as Paul the Armenian has also been proposed.

Noun

Paulician (plural Paulicians)

1. (historical) A follower of Paulicianism.

Synonyms

• Acephalite

Translations

follower of Paulicianism

• Armenian: պավլիկյան (hy) (pavlikyan), պավղիկյան (hy) (pavġikyan)

  Old Armenian: պաւղիկեանք pl (pawłikeankʻ), պաւղիանոսք pl (pawłianoskʻ)

• French: paulicien (fr) m
• German: Paulikianer m, Paulizianer m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: Παυλικιανός (Paulikianós) (Byzantine)

• Hungarian: paulikiánus
• Latin: Pauliciānus m
• Russian: павликианин (ru) (pavlikianin), павлкианец (pavlkianec)

Anagrams

• uniapical