Basilidean

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A form of Basilidian — Of or relating to the Gnostic sect founded by Basilides of Alexandria in the 2nd century.

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Meanings

adjectiveBasilidean (comparative more Basilidean, superlative most Basilidean)

comparative more Basilidean · superlative most Basilidean

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Basilidian

    In the Second Sermon Jung is concerned with the existence of a primal dichotomy within the psyche, a dichotomy which is united by a mysterious reconciling power of existential activity, named by Jung on the Basilidean model as Abraxas.

    1982, Stephan A. Hoeller, The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead
nounBasilidean (plural Basilideans)

plural Basilideans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Basilidian
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APA

Basilidean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basilidean

MLA

“Basilidean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basilidean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Basilidean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basilidean.

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