Nasirean

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adjective

Designating the 1232 work of ethics, Akhlaq-i Nāṣirī (Nasirean Ethics), by the Persian polymath Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1201–1274).

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Meanings

adjectiveNasirean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDesignating the 1232 work of ethics, Akhlaq-i Nāṣirī (Nasirean Ethics), by the Persian polymath Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1201–1274).
nounNasirean (plural Nasireans)

plural Nasireans

  1. A follower or adherent of Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī.

    According to the transmitted narrative of his birth John was a Nasirean for life, as was every member of the Essenic order.

    1894, Ernest de Bunsen, “John the Baptist an Essene”, in The Masonic Review, volume 82, page 158

Origin

From Nasir (proper name) + -ean.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arsenianarsinaneRaisanen
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APA

Nasirean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nasirean

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Chicago

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