Arian (disambiguation)

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Arianism is a nontrinitarian Christological doctrine.

Arian may also refer to:

Pertaining to Arius[edit]

  • A follower of Arius, a Christian presbyter in the 3rd and 4th century
  • Arian controversy, several controversies which divided the early Christian church
  • Arian fragment, Arian palimpsest

People[edit]

Groups of people[edit]

  • Arians or Areians, ancient people living in Ariana (origin of the modern name Iran)
    • Aryan, a term associated with the Proto-Indo-Iranians
    • Aryan race, the racial concept
  • An inhabitant of Aria (today's Herat, Afghanistan), used by the ancient and medieval Greeks (as Ἄρ(ε)ιοι/Ar(e)ioi) and Romans (as Arii)

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Surname[edit]

Arian is a surname that originated in Ancient Persia

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