Marian

proper noun

1. 1

   A female given name from Hebrew.

   There's no more faith in thee than in a steward prune, nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee.

adjective

1. 1

   Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.

   a Marian apparition

   Marian devotions

   When, e.g., Dr. Pusey and others tell him, on à priori grounds, that his constant and unintermitting worship of Mary lessens his simple trust in Jesus, such a statement can only elicit from him amazement and pity; because he knows, as a matter most strictly within his own personal cognisance, that Marian devotion is among his most efficacious helps for growing in the knowledge and the love of God.

2. 2

   Of or relating to Mary I of England.

   I judge the meaning of it to be, that men who raigne like Lions, Kings and great ones who under the face of men carry the hearts of Tygers; and their Children who equall them in, and inherit their fathers crueltie; and their wives who ſurpaſſe them in Inſolence, and Marian perſecntions;^([sic]) muſt all receive ſuch puniſhments as their ſins deſerve, they end their lives tragically, […]

   The Marian bishops had undoubtedly anticipated trouble when the daughter of Anne Boleyn ascended the throne.

   Far from being open to dialogue with those of opposing beliefs, the Marian regime effectively shut down interconfessional debate through an uncompromising campaign against Protestants in print, pulpit and, above all, through a brutal programme of persecution.

3. 3

   Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.

noun

1. 1

   historicalOne of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition.

adjective

1. 1

   Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.

   Marian reform

adjective

1. 1

   Of or relating to the Mari people.

   the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum

Forms

plural

Marians

comparative

more Marian

superlative

most Marian