Julian
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar
"The Julian calendar"
noun
(2) Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- The Roman emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus or Julian the Apostate.
- derived, via Julianus from Julius
- derived from Juliana. It was popular in medieval England but today mostly appears in the form Gillian.
Quotations
- 1813 George Crabbe: Tracy. Poems by George Crabbe, Adolphus William Ward,The University Press 1907. page 455:
- "I'll give the Boy a Name you must approve:
- He shall be Julian!" "An heroic Name
- Of some old fool!" said the indignant Dame.
- "Fool!" said the Husband; "nay, a glorious Prince;
- Nor have Mankind beheld his equal since,
- He the whole World from Superstition Free'd
- And left the Bigots neither Cross or Creed.
Proper noun
- derived from Julianus.
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Proper noun
- derived from Julianus.
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Proper noun
- derived from Julianus.