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adj
Of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.
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noun
A member of the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria.
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History
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Basilidiānus, from Byzantine Greek Βασιλειδιανός (Basileidianós). By surface analysis, Basilides + -ian.
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