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Latin
Etymology
Priscillus + -iānus
Proper noun
Priscilliānus m sg (genitive Priscilliānī); second declension
- A masculine cognomen — famously held by:
- Priscillian (c. 340–385 CE), a Christian bishop later considered a heretic
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Noun
Priscilliānus m (genitive Priscilliānī); second declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) a Priscillianist
- Synonym: Priscillianista
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
- Priscillianus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.