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Acacian

Pronunciation: /əˈkeɪ.ʃn̩/

The English word “Acacian” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A follower of Acacius of Caesarea, a 4th-century moderate Arianist bishop whose followers signed the Nicene Creed but adopted a different theological understanding of it based on the Father merely resembling the Son.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the Acacians.
  2. Relating to a rift that occurred in the early 6th century, between the Eastern and Western Christian churches, occurring during the rule of Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople.

Etymology

From Acacius + -an.

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