English
Valentinianism
From Valentinian + -ism.
Formed from Valentinian + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-
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Latin valēns ‘strong, healthy’
Latin valentia ‘strength, health’
Latin Valentīnus ‘Valentine’
Latin Valentīniānus ‘pertaining to one named Valentīnus’
English Valentinian
Today it means
name A Gnostic movement established by the 2nd-century Egyptian Valentinus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Valentinianism