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marian
/ˈmɛəɹiən/
adj 5name 1noun 1
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3ADJ.
diviner, famous
VERB + MARIAN
loves
MARIAN + NOUN
anglo-saxon, apparition, asqudum, blonde, devotions, harry
Definitions
name
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.
adj
1
Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
a Marian apparition
Marian devotions
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.
3
Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.
noun
1
One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition.
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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.
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a Marian apparition
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Marian devotions
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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 amazem
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Marian reform
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the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum
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