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Valentinian

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From Latin Valentīniānus, from Valentīnus (“Valentine”) + -iānus (“-ian: forming adjectives”), from valentia (“strength, health”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Equivalent to Valentine + -ian.

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  1. Of or relating to Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic. We have seen already that this Gospel was a favourite authority with the Valentininan sect. Here we ascend to Valentinus himself. He was born about 100. After teaching in Egypt and Cyprus he came to Rome, about 140, and died some twenty years later.
  2. Of or relating to Valentinian I. the Valentinian dynasty

    Similar: Valentinianic

noun Valentinians

  1. historical A follower of Valentinus, a 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic.
  2. historical A member of the Valentinian dynasty of Roman emperors. Since 363, the Roman Empire had been ruled by only two imperial houses, those of the Valentinians and Theodosians, which had been intertwined by both collegiate rule and marriage.

proper noun

  1. a Roman cognomen
  2. historical Valentinian, three Roman emperors.

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adj of or relating to Valentinus

Françaisvalentinien

adj of or relating to Valentinian I

Françaisvalentinien

noun follower of Valentinus

Françaisvalentinien

noun member of the Valentinian dynasty

FrançaisValentinien

name a Roman cognomen

EspañolValentiniano
FrançaisValentinien
DeutschValentinian
ItalianoValentiniano
ΕλληνικάΟυαλεντινιανός Oualentinianós, Βαλεντινιανός Valentinianós
РусскийВалентиниа́н Valentinián

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@misc{valentinian_2026,
  title = {Valentinian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/valentinian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}