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Eusebian

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Eusebian
    (Eccl. Hist) A follower of Eusebius, bishop of Cæsarea, who was a friend and protector of Arius.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. eusebian
    Of or pertaining to Eusebius of Nicomedia, an Arian bishop of Constantinople in the fourth century a. d., or to his doctrines.
  2. (n) eusebian
    A follower of Eusebius. See Arian.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adj) Eusebian
    ū-sē′bi-an pertaining to Eusebius of Cæsarea, father of ecclesiastical history (died 340), or to the Arian Eusebius of Nicomedia (died 342).
Usage in literature

Among Arian subdivisions we find Semi-Arians, Eusebians, Aetians, Eunomians, Acasians, Psathyrians, etc. "The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II." by Annie Besant

It has the Ammonian sections and Eusebian canons, but whether from the first or a subsequent hand is doubtful. "Companion to the Bible" by E. P. Barrows

The Eusebians had the upper hand, though there was a strong minority. "The Arian Controversy" by H. M. Gwatkin

The letter of St. Julius to the Eusebian prelates is full of it. "The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI" by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies

Amphilochius of Iconium (c. 380) gives the two lists, Eusebian and Antiochene, as alternatives. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7" by Various

And as the Eusebians were ever running individually into pure Arianism, so did the Monophysites run into pure Eutychianism. "An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine" by John Henry Cardinal Newman

Athanasius went over all Europe and Asia to support his party, but the Eusebians overwhelmed him. "A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (of 10)" by François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)