Tertullian

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UK/tɜːˈtʌli.ən/US/təɹˈtʌli.ən/

proper noun

A Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

OriginLatin Tertullianus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A Roman cognomen, in particular borne by the Christian theologian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.
adjectiveTertullian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.

    And so the Malay C.P.O. listened, with a Tertullian willingness to believe, to the white men's stories.

    1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 604

Origin

  1. LatinTertullianus
  2. EnglishTertullian

Anglicized from Latin Tertullianus.

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Translations

French Tertullien
  • TertullienRoman cognomen
Latin Tertullianus
  • TertullianusRoman cognomen
Russian Тертуллиан
  • Тертуллиан (Tertullian)Roman cognomen
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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