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nounA follower of Paulicianism.
Origin
- Medieval GreekΠαυλικιανός
- EnglishPaulician
Borrowed from Medieval Greek Παυλικιανός (Paulikianós), from Παῦλος (Paûlos) + -ικός (-ikós) + -ιανός (-ianós), originally most likely in reference to Paul the Apostle, who was held in special esteem by the group. Byzantine heresiologists conventionally traced the term to Paul of Samosata, however, and a link to a Paulician figure known as Paul the Armenian has also been proposed.
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Ancient Greek Παυλικιανός
- Παυλικιανός (Paulikianós)follower of Paulicianism
French paulicien
- paulicienfollower of Paulicianism
German Paulikianer, Paulizianer
- Paulikianerfollower of Paulicianism
- Paulizianerfollower of Paulicianism
Hungarian paulikiánus
- paulikiánusfollower of Paulicianism
Latin Pauliciānus
- Pauliciānusfollower of Paulicianism
Polish paulicjanin, paulicjanka
- paulicjaninfollower of Paulicianism
- paulicjankafollower of Paulicianism
Russian павликианин, павлкианец
- павликианин (pavlikianin)follower of Paulicianism
- павлкианец (pavlkianec)follower of Paulicianism
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Paulician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulician
“Paulician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulician. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paulician,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paulician.
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