What does "tertullian" mean?

Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

What is a synonym for "tertullian"?

Common synonyms include: apologist, apostle, disciple, early christian author, evangelist, father.

Pronounced //təɹˈtʌli.ən//.

/təɹˈtʌli.ən/ adj, name

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Adjective

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Of, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage. not-comparable
"And so the Malay C.P.O. listened, with a Tertullian willingness to believe, to the white men's stories."

Proper Noun

1
A Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

"And so the Malay C.P.O. listened, with a Tertullian willingness to believe, to the white men's stories."

Anglicized from Latin Tertullianus.