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Paulician

Paulician comes from Byzantine Greek Παυλικιανός.

  1. Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΠαυλικιανόςPaulikianós
  2. EnglishtodayPaulician

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΠαυλικιανόςPaulikianós
  2. EnglishtodayPaulician

The story

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.

Every English word from Byzantine Greek Παυλικιανός

Today it means

noun A follower of Paulicianism.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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