arian Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ar"ian adjective & noun
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) See Aryan.
A"ri*an adjective
Etymology
L. Arianus.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings. -- n. One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius. Mosheim.

Webster 1913