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Sethian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the Sethians

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Egyptian god Set

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Synonyms: Setian, Typhonic, Typhonian

Antonyms: Osirian, Horian

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of an ancient Christian Gnostic sect who venerated the Biblical Seth, third son of Adam and Eve, depicted in their creation myths as a divine incarnation.

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Etymology

From Seth + -ian.