Eleutherian

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Eleuthera +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Eleutherian Alternative form of Eleutheran: of or relating to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, especially to the original settlers of the island. ==== Noun ==== Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians) Alternative form of Eleutheran: one of the original settlers of Eleuthera, who settled prior to the American Revolution. === Etymology 2 === From Eleutheria +‎ -n. ==== Adjective ==== Eleutherian Of or relating to the Eleutheria, an ancient Greek festival held at Plataea in honor of Zeus Eleutherius. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Eleutheri(us) +‎ -an. ==== Proper noun ==== Eleutherian Synonym of Eleutherius, epithet of Zeus/Jupiter. Of or relating to Eleutherius, the official who built the eponymous harbour in Constantinople during the reign Constantine the Great; the neighbourhood of this harbour was later called "Eleutherian", as was the palace built by Empress Irene in this neighbourhood. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === From Eleuther(eus) +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Eleutherian Of or relating to Dionysus Eleuthereus, of whose sanctuary the south slope of the Acropolis was originally a part; the said sanctuary included a temple containing his xoanon. === Etymology 5 === From Eleuther(ae) +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Eleutherian Of, from or relating to Eleutherae, an ancient city and fortress between Attica and Boeotia. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians) A native or inhabitant of Eleutherae, an ancient city and fortress between Attica and Boeotia. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 6 === From Ancient Greek ἐλευθερία (eleuthería, “freedom”) +‎ -n. ==== Noun ==== Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians) A member of a splinter group of puritans led by Cotton Mather. ===== Related terms ===== eleutherism === References ===