Proterian

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UK/pɹə͡ʊtˈi͡əɹɪən/

noun

A faction at the Council of Chalcedon who supported the installation of Proterius of Alexandria as Patriarch of Alexandria. Bringing the Proterians into communion was one of the conditions that Proterius' sucessor, Peter Mongus, ascended to the Patriarchate under.

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Meanings

nounProterian (plural Proterians)

plural Proterians

  1. historicalA faction at the Council of Chalcedon who supported the installation of Proterius of Alexandria as Patriarch of Alexandria. Bringing the Proterians into communion was one of the conditions that Proterius' sucessor, Peter Mongus, ascended to the Patriarchate under.

Origin

From Proterius + -ian

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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