Audaean

noun

Au·​dae·​an

ȯˈdēən

variants or Audian

ˈȯdē-

plural -s

: a member of an anthropomorphistic Christian sect founded by Audius in Asia in the 4th century a.d.

Word History

Etymology

Audaeus or Audius, 4th century a.d. Mesopotamian religious reformer + English -an

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