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Definition of Athanasius the great
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Church Father, Father, Father Of The Church, Doctor, Doctor Of The Church, Saint, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Athanasius The Great
Literary usage of Athanasius the great
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester, Massachusetts, During the by Emory Washburn (1874)
"Continuation of the Arian Controversy— Athanasius the Great. Athanasius, who, on
the death of Alexander, Archbishop of Alexandria, and when only thirty ..."
2. History of the Church by Johannes Baptist Alzog (1912)
"Continuation of the Arian Controversy—Athanasius the. Great. Athanasius, who, on
the death of Alexander, Archbishop of Alexandria, and when only thirty ..."
3. The Lives of the Saints by Sabine Baring-Gould (1873)
"S. athanasius the great, BD (AD 375.) [Roman Martyrology. By the Greeks on the
i8th Jan. Authorities : — The works of S. Athanasius, especially the ..."
4. The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful (1843)
"25.) it appears that this was not the reason which led George to excommunicate them.
George, the bishop, was a semi-Arian. Athanasius, the great opponent of ..."
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