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See Aryan.

The doctrines of the Arians.

To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an Arian.

One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.

ning to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary. Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. Hook.

One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.

s, or their tenure; esp., relating to am equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens. His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment. Burke.

An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land.

To distribute according to, or to imbue with, the principles of agrarianism.

A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. Abp. Sancroft.

Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. [R.] Coleridge.

Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian literature.

Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities. Warburton.

To act the part of an antiquary. [Colloq.]

An admirer of antiquity.

One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.

One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.

Of or relating to bees.

In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.

Of or pertaining to an aquarium.