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Julian

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Noun

1. flavius claudius julianus, julian, julian the apostate

Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)

Adjective

2. julian

of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar

Example Sentences:
'the Julian calendar'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Julian

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noun
known as Julian the Apostate; Latin name Flavius Claudius Julianus. 331–363 ad, Roman emperor (361–363), who attempted to revive paganism in the Roman empire while remaining tolerant to Christians and Jews
adjective
1. 
of or relating to Julius Caesar
2. 
denoting or relating to the Julian calendar

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Julian

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noun
a masculine name: dim. Jule; equiv. Fr. Julien, It. Giuliano; fem. Juliana
(L. name Flavius Claudius Julianus) a.d. 331-363; Rom. general: emperor of Rome (361-363)
called Julian the Apostate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Julian

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American chemist who synthesized a compound used to treat glaucoma and developed an inexpensive technique for synthesizing cortisone.
Emperor of Rome (361-363) who attempted to replace Christianity with paganism as the dominant religion.

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