A than asian (or sian = shan)

& s. [Eng. A than as i us ); suffix -an.] A. As adjective : Pertaining to A than as i us, who was raised to the see of Alexandria in A. D. 326, and from that date till his death in 373, amid many trials, acted as the great champion of Trinitarian doctrine. (See example under the substantive.) B. As substantive: A follower of A than as i us, or one holding his views with respect to the Trinity. "Upon the revival of the Arian controversy in Gaul, under the influence of the Burgundian kings, it was obvious to call one side A than as i ans , and the other Bide Arians; and so also to name the orthodox faith the A than asian faith, as the other Arian"-Water land: Hist. of the A than asian Creed. A than asian Creed. The creed which the framers of the English Liturgy, with proper critical acumen, designate as "this Confe ion of our Christian Faith commonly called the Creed of Saint A than as i us," thus avoiding any expre ion of belief as to its real authorship. Though correctly expre ing the doctrine of that Christian father, it seems not to have been penned till after his time. Dr. Water land ascribed it to Hilary, Bishop of Arles from A. D. 430 to 449. It was about the beginning of the eighth century that it commenced to be read in liturgic worship. The English Prayer-book enjoins that it be used in the churches on the principal festivals, when it is to take the place of the Apostles' Creed, and to be sung or said "by the minister and people standing." The Greek Church has modified the article relating to the "Proce ion" of the Holy Ghost.