adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
Examples
- a Marian apparition
- Marian devotions
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Marian
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛəɹiən/
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General-American: mârʹēən
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/ˈme(ə)ɹiən/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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/ˈmɛɹiən/ Mary–marry–merry merger
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rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
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/ˈmɑːɹiən/
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rhymes with -ɑːɹiən
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CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to Mary I of England.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Marian reform
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adj
Meaning 5
Of or relating to the Mari people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum
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name
Meaning 6
A female given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm)bor. Aramaic מרים (maryam)bor. Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor. Latin Marīa Old French Mariebor. Middle English Marie English Mary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Marian From Mary + -an.
Etymology tree Western Mari мари (mari)bor. English Mari Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Marian From Mari + -an.
A variant of Marion, a medieval derivation of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: marià — relating to Virgin Mary
- French: marial — relating to Virgin Mary
- German: Marien- — relating to Virgin Mary
- Italian: mariano — relating to Virgin Mary
- Norwegian Bokmål: mariansk — relating to Virgin Mary
- Polish: maryjny — relating to Virgin Mary
- Portuguese: mariano — relating to Virgin Mary
- Portuguese: marista — relating to Virgin Mary
- Spanish: mariano — relating to Virgin Mary
- Swedish: mariansk — relating to Virgin Mary
- Esperanto: Marianna — Female given name
- French: Marianne — Female given name
- Greek: Μάριαν (Márian) — Female given name
- Greek: Μαριάννα (Mariánna) — Female given name
- Hebrew: מריאן (Maryan) — Female given name
- Italian: Marianna — Female given name
- Japanese: マリアン (Marian) — Female given name
- Norwegian Bokmål: Marion — Female given name
- Norwegian Bokmål: Marianne — Female given name
- Portuguese: Mariana — Female given name
Real reading context