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Abelonian
Abelian A*bel"i*an, Abelite A"bel*ite, Abelonian
A`bel*o"ni*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St.
Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in
continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.
AEonian
AEonian [AE]*o"ni*an, a. [Gr. ?.]
Eternal; everlasting. ``[AE]onian hills.' --Tennyson.
Amazonian
Amazonian Am`a*zo"ni*an, a.
1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine
manners; warlike. --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or
to its valley.
AonianAonian A*o"ni*an ([asl]*[=o]"n[i^]*an), a. [From Aonia, a part
of B[oe]otia, in Greece.]
Pertaining to Aonia, in B[oe]otia, or to the Muses, who were
supposed to dwell there.
Aonian fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of
Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the
Muses. Aonian fountAonian A*o"ni*an ([asl]*[=o]"n[i^]*an), a. [From Aonia, a part
of B[oe]otia, in Greece.]
Pertaining to Aonia, in B[oe]otia, or to the Muses, who were
supposed to dwell there.
Aonian fount, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of
Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the
Muses. Apollonian
Apollonian Ap`ol*lo"ni*an, Apollonic Ap`ol*lon"ic, a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.
Ausonian
Ausonian Au*so"ni*an, a. [L. Ausonia, poetic name for Italy.]
Italian. --Milton.
Babylonian
Babylonian Bab`y*lo"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or
to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.
Babylonian
Babylonian Bab`y*lo"ni*an, n.
1. An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a
Chaldean.
2. An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were
remarkable for the study of astrology.
Baconian
Baconian Ba*co"ni*an, n.
1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.
2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the
works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
BaconianBaconian Ba*co"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of
philosophy.
Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction. Baconian methodBaconian Ba*co"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of
philosophy.
Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction. Bezonian
Bezonian Be*zo"ni*an, n. [Cf. F. besoin need, want, It
bisogno.]
A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.
Great men oft die by vile bezonians. --Shak.
Brunonian
Brunonian Bru*no"ni*an, a.
Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; -- a term applied to a
system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John
Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was,
that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal
action of external agents upon the body, and that disease
consists in excess or deficiency of excitation.
CalcedonianCalcedonic Cal`ce*don"ic, Calcedonian Cal`ce*do"ni*an, a.
See Chalcedonic. Caledonian
Caledonian Cal`e*do"ni*an, a.
Of or pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch.
-- n. A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or Scotland.
Cameronian
Cameronian Cam`e*ro"ni*an, n.
A follower of the Rev. Richard Cameron, a Scotch Covenanter
of the time of Charles II.
Note: Cameron and others refused to accept the ``indulgence``
offered the Presbyterian clergy, insisted on the Solemn
league and Covenant, and in 1680 declared Charles II.
deposed for tyranny, breach of faith, etc. Cameron was
killed at the battle of Airdmoss, but his followers
became a denomination (afterwards called Reformed
Presbyterians) who refused to recognize laws or
institutions which they believed contrary to the
kingdom of Christ, but who now avail themselves of
political rights.
Catonian
Catonian Ca*to"ni*an, a. [L. Catonionus.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the stern old Roman, Cato
the Censor; severe; inflexible.
Chelonian
Chelonian Che*lo"ni*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind. -- n. One
of the Chelonia.
Chthonian
Chthonian Chtho"ni*an, a. [Gr. ? in or under the earth, fr. ?,
?, earth.]
Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the
underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the
Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive
in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics
of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and
generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are
supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
Ciceronian
Ciceronian Cic`e*ro"ni*an, a. [L. Ciceronianus, fr. Cicero,
the orator.]
Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.
Ciceronianism
Ciceronianism Cic`e*ro"ni*an*ism, n.
Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero;
a Ciceronian phrase or expression. ``Great study in
Ciceronianism, the chief abuse of Oxford.' --Sir P. Sidney.
Cronian
Cronian Cro"ni*an (kr?"n?-a]/>n), a. [Gr. ???? Saturnian, fr.
???? Saturn.]
Saturnian; -- applied to the North Polar Sea. [R.] --Milton.
Daltonian
Daltonian Dal*to"ni*an, n.
One afflicted with color blindness.
Demonian
Demonian De*mo"ni*an, a.
Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon. ``Demonian
spirits.' --Milton.
Demonianism
Demonianism De*mo"ni*an*ism, n.
The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons.
DevonianDevonian De*vo"ni*an, a. (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the
Devonian rocks, period, or system.
Devonian age (Geol.), the age next older than the
Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also
the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age
compose the Devonian formation or system, and include the
old red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides
plants and numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of
many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See
the Diagram under Geology. Devonian
Devonian De*vo"ni*an, n.
The Devonian age or formation.
Devonian ageDevonian De*vo"ni*an, a. (Geol.)
Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the
Devonian rocks, period, or system.
Devonian age (Geol.), the age next older than the
Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also
the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age
compose the Devonian formation or system, and include the
old red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides
plants and numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of
many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See
the Diagram under Geology. DraconianDraconian Dra*co"ni*an, a.
Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.
Draconian code, or Draconian laws, a code of laws made by
Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said
to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of
excessive rigor.
Meaning of Onian from wikipedia
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Edith Charlotte Onians OBE (2
February 1866 – 16
August 1955) was an
Australian social reformer and
voluntary welfare worker concerned with the welfare...
- -ese, -nese, -lese, -i(e), -i(ya), -iot, -iote, -k, -asque, -(we)gian, -
onian, -vian, -ois(e), or -ais(e). It is much
rarer to find
demonyms created with...
- John B
Onians, FSA (born 1942) is
Professor Emeritus of
World Art at the
University of East Anglia,
Norwich and
specialised in architecture, especially...
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Richard Broxton Onians (1899–1986) was a
classicist and
Hildred Carlile Professor of
Latin in the
University of London. His
major publication was The Origins...
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Archived from the
original on 18 June 2013.
Retrieved 8
March 2012.
Onians, John (2004).
Atlas of
world art. London:
Laurence King Publishing. p. 304...
- not one
originally used by
those who
practiced it. As
scholar Isabelle Onians explains: "Tantric Buddhism" [...] is not the
transcription of a native...
- Yogānuttara or
Yoganiruttara (cf.
SANDERSON 1994: 97–98, fn.1)."
Isabelle Onians, "Tantric
Buddhist Apologetics, or
Antinomianism as a Norm," D.Phil. dissertation...
- Basari, or
Oniyan (
Onian, Onëyan, Ayan, Biyan, Wo), is a
Senegambian language of
Senegal and
Guinea spoken by the B****ari people. This is the writing...
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Czechoslovak Society for
Eastern Studies (1968). New Orient. p. 139. John
Onians,
Atlas of
World Art,
Laurence King Publishing, 2004. p. 132. "Pierre tombale...
- com.
Archived from the
original on 7 May 2017.
Retrieved 5 July 2017.
Onians, John (2004).
Atlas of
World Art.
Laurence King Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-85669-377-6...
