What does "simonian" mean?
One of the followers of Simon Magus.
Simonian
/saɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/ adj, name, noun
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Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: One of the followers of Simon Magus.
- Grammar: simonian is listed as adj, name, noun.
- Usage evidence: It is no coincidence that the Gospel of John portray's Jesus in terms analogous to the Simonians' depiction of Simon. Could the first converts among the Children of LIght have been Simonians who transferred their Gnostic mythology from Simon Magus to Jesus?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One of the followers of Simon Magus. historical
"It is no coincidence that the Gospel of John portray's Jesus in terms analogous to the Simonians' depiction of Simon. Could the first converts among the Children of LIght have been Simonians who transferred their Gnostic mythology from Simon Magus to Jesus?"
- 2 An adherent of an early Christian heretical sect that worshiped Simon of Samaria (Simon Magus) as divine. historical
"The Simonians did not truly follow the Roman gods, but instead venerated their order's founders—Simon and his wife, Helena—in the guises of Zeus and Minerva."
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the legends surrounding and teachings of Simon Magus.
"The Justin account is the nucleus of the huge Simonian legend which was mainly developed by the cycle of Pseudo-Clemenine literature of the third century, based on the second century Circuits of Peter."
- 2 Pertaining to the heretical sect that worshiped Simon of Samaria (Simon Magus).
"Yet it must be acknowledg'd, that although a Pagan-like Mundane Magistracy of the Holy Angels was entertain'd by several of the Learned Theologers of the three first Ages of the Church, yet no such thang as Church-Demonolatry appeareth in those early Days, save only amongst the Simonian Gnosticks and the ancient Angelici or Angelits condemn'd by S Paul (Col. 2.18), which I suppose to have been a distinct sort of Gnosticks from the Simonian, who had their origin from Simon Magus."
- 3 Pertaining to the theories of Herbert A. Simon.
"Suppose you are a serious Christian and you come to recognize that Simonian science endorses conclusions incompatible with certain Christian beliefs; and suppose you also hold science in high regard."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Armenian.
Example
"It is no coincidence that the Gospel of John portray's Jesus in terms analogous to the Simonians' depiction of Simon. Could the first converts among the Children of LIght have been Simonians who transferred their Gnostic mythology from Simon Magus to Jesus?"
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How do you use "simonian" in a sentence?
It is no coincidence that the Gospel of John portray's Jesus in terms analogous to the Simonians' depiction of Simon. Could the first converts among the Children of LIght have been Simonians who transferred their Gnostic mythology from Simon Magus to Jesus?
How do you pronounce "simonian"?
Pronounced /saɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Simon + -ian. See simony.
Etymology 2
From Armenian Սիմոնյան (Simonyan).