Eudoxian
English
Etymology
Eudoxius + -an, from Ancient Greek Εὐδόξιος (Eudóxios), from εὐδοξία (eudoxía, “good judgment”), from εὖ (eû) + δόξα (dóxa).
Noun
Eudoxian (plural Eudoxians)
- A follower of Eudoxius of Antioch (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Eudoxian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Eudoxus of Cnidus (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
- the Eudoxian system of planetary motion
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Eudoxian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)