proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Valentīniānī
Valentīniānī m pl (genitive Valentīniānōrum)
Classical[wa.ɫɛn.tiː.niˈaː.niː]Ecclesiastical[va.len.ti.niˈaː.ni]
Meaning
- Valentinians, followers of the 2nd-century Egyptian gnostic Valentinus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Valentīniānī |
| genitive | — | Valentīniānōrum |
| dative | — | Valentīniānīs |
| accusative | — | Valentīniānōs |
| ablative | — | Valentīniānīs |
| vocative | — | Valentīniānī |
Vălentīnĭāni, ōrum, m.,
I. a sect of heretics in the second century, against whom Tertullian wrote a book. They were named from Valentius, Tert. adv. Val. 2; Lact. 4, 30, 10; Cod. Th. 10, 5, 65,§ 2.
Origins
Nominalization of Valentīniānī, masculine plural forms of the adjective Valentīniānus.