"Marian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛəɹiən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈme(ə)ɹiən/ (note: Mary–marry–merry distinction), /ˈmɛɹiən/ (note: Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Marian [comparative], most Marian [superlative]
enPR: mârʹēən (note: Mary–marry–merry merger) Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən Etymology: Mary + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Mary|an}} Mary + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)
  1. (Christianity) Of or relating to the Virgin Mary. Categories (topical): Christianity, Roman Catholicism Translations (relating to Virgin Mary): marià [masculine] (Catalan), marial [masculine] (French), mariano (Italian), mariansk (Norwegian Bokmål), maryjny (Polish), mariano (Portuguese), marista (Portuguese), mariano (Spanish), mariansk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-adj-jgEpzdJo Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 23 11 15 15 2 20 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 20 14 2 14 19 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'relating to Virgin Mary': 66 13 21
  2. Of or relating to Mary I of England. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-adj-CchpAWCJ Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 23 11 15 15 2 20 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 20 14 2 14 19
  3. Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-adj-GXMsJiXP Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 23 11 15 15 2 20 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 20 14 2 14 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective

Forms: more Marian [comparative], most Marian [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)
  1. Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-adj-DEo~2ifT Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 23 11 15 15 2 20 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 20 14 2 14 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Adjective

Forms: more Marian [comparative], most Marian [superlative]
Etymology: Mari + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Mari|an}} Mari + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)
  1. Of or relating to the Mari people.
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-adj-T5T17v7w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Etymology: A variant of Marion, a medieval derivation of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Marian
  1. A female given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Roman Catholicism Related terms: Marianne Translations (Female given name): Marianna (Esperanto), Marianne [feminine] (French), Μάριαν (Márian) (Greek), Μαριάννα (Mariánna) (Greek), מריאן (Maryan) (Hebrew), Marianna [feminine] (Italian), マリアン (Marian) (Japanese), Marion (Norwegian Bokmål), Marianne (Norwegian Bokmål), Mariana [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-name-O1-5jzaM Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 23 11 15 15 2 20 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 20 14 2 14 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 11 14 12 2 33 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 13 11 14 12 2 34 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛəɹiən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈme(ə)ɹiən/ (note: Mary–marry–merry distinction), /ˈmɛɹiən/ (note: Mary–marry–merry merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Marians [plural]
enPR: mârʹēən (note: Mary–marry–merry merger) Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən Etymology: Mary + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Mary|an}} Mary + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Marian (plural Marians)
  1. (historical) One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots in the disputes following her deposition. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-Marian-en-noun-CwFGAH13 Disambiguation of Roman Catholicism: 23 11 15 15 2 20 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 20 14 2 14 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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; muſt all receive ſuch puniſhments as their ſins deſerve, they end their lives tragically, […]",
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