Paulician — Pau li*cian, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Christian dualists originating in Armenia in the seventh century. They rejected the Old Testament and the part of the New. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paulician — ▪ religious sect member of a dualistic Christian sect that originated in Armenia in the mid 7th century. It was influenced most directly by the dualism of Marcionism, a Gnostic movement in early Christianity, and of Manichaeism, a Gnostic… … Universalium
Paulician dialect — The Paulician dialect is a Bulgarian dialect of the Rhodopean group of the Rup dialects. The Paulician dialect is spoken by some 40,000 people, nearly all of them Catholic Bulgarians, in the region of Rakovski in southern Bulgaria and Svishtov in … Wikipedia
paulician — pau·li·cian … English syllables
paulician — pȯˈlishən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Pauliciani, plural, from Middle Greek Paulikianoi : a member of a dualistic Christian sect originating in Armenia in the 7th century, influencing the rise of the Bogomils,… … Useful english dictionary
Paulicians — • Dualistic heretical sect, derived originally from Manichaeism. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Paulicians Paulicians † … Catholic encyclopedia
Paulicianism — Paulicians ( hy. Պավլիկյաններ) were a Gnostic and Manichaean Christian group which flourished between 650 and 872 in Anatolia, Armenia and the Eastern Themes of the Byzantine Empire. According to medieval Byzantine sources, the group s name was… … Wikipedia
Tondrakians — ( hy. Թոնդրակյաններ) were members of an anti feudal, heretical Christian sect that flourished in medieval Armenia between the early 9th century and 11th century and centered around the city of Tondrak, north of Lake Van.HistoryThe founder of the… … Wikipedia
Constantine-Silvanus — ▪ Armenian religious leader also called Constantine Of Mananali died c. 684 probable founder of the Middle Eastern sect of Paulicians (Paulician), a group of Christian dualists. Constantine Silvanus is said to have come from… … Universalium
Alexios I Komnenos — Infobox Monarch name =Alexios I Komnenos title =Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire reign =4 April, 1081 – 15 August, 1118 coronation =4 April, 1081 predecessor =Nicephorus III Botaneiates successor =John II Comnenus spouse 1 =Irene Ducaena issue … Wikipedia