Marian
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition. historical
- 1 Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
"a Marian apparition"
- 2 Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.
"Marian reform"
- 3 Of or relating to the Mari people.
"the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum"
- 4 Of or relating to Mary I of England.
"I judge the meaning of it to be, that men who raigne like Lions, Kings and great ones who under the face of men carry the hearts of Tygers; and their Children who equall them in, and inherit their fathers crueltie; and their wives who ſurpaſſe them in Inſolence, and Marian perſecntions;^([sic]) muſt all receive ſuch puniſhments as their ſins deſerve, they end their lives tragically, […]"
- 5 Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 1 of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary wordnet
- 1 A female given name from Hebrew.
"There's no more faith in thee than in a steward prune, nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee."
Synonyms
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More examples"Marian and Harry have long hair."
Etymology
A variant of Marion, a medieval derivation of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana.
From Mary + -an.
From Mari + -an.
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