Methodius

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name, notably of the Byzantine Christian theologian and missionary.

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"The Byzantine Greek monks Cyril and Methodius are credited with bringing the alphabet to Russia and laying the foundations of the Russian Orthodox Church."

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ’ (met’, apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós).

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