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Athanasian is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Athanasian in a sentence

Athanasian meaning

Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria.

Using Athanasian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria.
  • In the example corpus, athanasian often appears in combinations such as: the athanasian, athanasian creed.

Context around Athanasian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

creed 4×

Sentence patterns with Athanasian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the athanasian creed and 1× of the athanasian creed is 1× the athanasian creed not 1× today the athanasian creed is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

athanasius of alexandria 1× the athanasian creed 1× the text of 1× today the athanasian 1×

Common sentence endings:

and holy spirit 1× its common title 1× of chalcedon 451 1× the western church 1×

Words around Athanasian

Just before it in the word index:

athanas 2 athanaric 5 athan 9 athame 4 athaliah 3 athagarh 3

Just after it in the word index:

athanasios 2 athanasiou 13 athanasius 74 athanasopoulos 2 athanaze 7 athani 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Athanasian

  • In this selection, "athanasian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, creed stand out and add context to how "athanasian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the athanasian creed and and of the athanasian creed is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "athanasian" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with athanasian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Today, the Athanasian Creed is rarely used even in the Western Church. (12 words)

The Athanasian Creed (not used in Eastern Christianity) describes in much greater detail the relationship between Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (21 words)

Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The text of the Athanasian Creed is as follows: The Christology of the second section is more detailed than that of the Nicene Creed, and reflects the teaching of the First Council of Ephesus (431) and the definition of the Council of Chalcedon (451). (44 words)

Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title. (22 words)

The Athanasian Creed (not used in Eastern Christianity) describes in much greater detail the relationship between Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (21 words)

Example sentences (4)

Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title.

The Athanasian Creed (not used in Eastern Christianity) describes in much greater detail the relationship between Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The text of the Athanasian Creed is as follows: The Christology of the second section is more detailed than that of the Nicene Creed, and reflects the teaching of the First Council of Ephesus (431) and the definition of the Council of Chalcedon (451).

Today, the Athanasian Creed is rarely used even in the Western Church.

Common combinations with athanasian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "athanasian" in a sentence?
An example: "Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "athanasian" from authentic English texts.
What does "athanasian" mean?
Athanasian means: Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria.
How many example sentences with "athanasian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "athanasian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.