noun
1. a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑theologian, ↑theologist, ↑theologizer, ↑theologiser
2. type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes
• Syn: ↑genus Arius
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ariidae, ↑family Ariidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑crucifix fish
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/euh ruy"euhs, air"ee-/, n.
died A.D. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.