Eleutherian

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Eleuthera +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Eleutherian (comparative more Eleutherian, superlative most Eleutherian) Pertaining to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, especially to the original settlers of the island. ==== Noun ==== Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians) One of the original settlers of Eleuthera, who settled prior to the American Revolution. === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek Ἐλευθερία (Eleuthería, “freedom”). ==== Proper noun ==== Eleutherian One of two temples on the southern slope below the Acropolis. ==== Adjective ==== Eleutherian (comparative more Eleutherian, superlative most Eleutherian) Pertaining to Eleutheria, the personification of freedom, or Zeus Eleutheria, the protector of freedom. ==== Noun ==== Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians) One of a people of Ancient Greece, originally associated with Thebes but later granted rights with Athens. A member of a splinter group of puritans led by Cotton Mather. ==== Related terms ==== eleutherism