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.[1]

Noun

Paulician (plural Paulicians)

(historical) A follower of Paulicianism.

Synonyms

Acephalite

Translations

follower of Paulicianism

Armenian: պավլիկյան (hy) (pavlikyan), պավղիկյան (hy) (pavłikyan)
Old Armenian: պաւղիկեանք pl (pawłikeankʿ), պաւղիանոսք pl (pawłianoskʿ)
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)

References

Carl Dixon (2022) The Paulicians: Heresy, Persecution and Warfare on the Byzantine Frontier, c.750–880, Koninklijke Brill, →ISBN, pages 3–4

Anagrams

uniapical

[1] Carl Dixon (2022) The Paulicians: Heresy, Persecution and Warfare on the Byzantine Frontier, c.750–880, Koninklijke Brill, →ISBN, pages 3–4