Eusebius

//juˈsibi.əs// name, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who is comparable to Eusebius of Caesarea; an ecclesiastic historian.

    "Ye little Eusebiuses hide your diminished heads!"

  2. 2
    A thorough ecclesiastic history.

    "1957, James Stevenson (editor), A New Eusebius: Documents illustrative of the history of the Church to A.D. 337, SPCK, main title"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios).

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eusebius of caesarea

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"Eusebius: Right, so you hunted for religion in war? What could be more evil? Pampirus: It was a holy war. Eu: Perhaps against the Turks? Pa: No, something holier, as they said at the time. Eu: What? Pa: Julius the Second waged war against the French."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *tyégʷ-e-tor Proto-Hellenic *tségʷomai Ancient Greek σέβομαι (sébomai) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek εὐσεβής (eusebḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios)bor. Latin Eusebiuslbor. English Eusebius Learned borrowing from Latin Eusebius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios), from εὐσεβής (eusebḗs) + -ῐος (-ĭos).

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