Antiochene

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adjective

An·​ti·​o·​chene an-ˈtī-ə-ˌkēn 

¦an-tē-(ˌ)ä-¦kēn

: of or belonging to Antioch or to the theological doctrines associated with the Christian church at Syrian Antioch in the 4th and 5th centuries a.d. characterized by concern for the human and historical and by inductive and rationalistic method compare alexandrian school

Antiochene

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noun

An·​ti·​o·​chene an-ˈtī-ə-ˌkēn 

¦an-tē-(ˌ)ä-¦kēn

plural -s

: a member of the church at Syrian Antioch or an adherent of its theological doctrines

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Late Latin Antiochenus, from Antiochia Antioch, ancient capital of Syria (now Antakya, Turkey) + Latin -enus -ene

Rhymes for Antioch

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk

Geographical Definition

Antioch

geographical name

An·​ti·​och ˈan-tē-ˌäk 

1

city in western California northeast of Oakland population 102,372

2

see antakya

3

ancient city of Asia Minor in Pisidia; at certain periods was within the boundaries of Phrygia; its ruins are in what is now west central Turkey

Antiochene

an-ˈtī-ə-ˌkēn 

ˌan-tē-(ˌ)ä-ˈkēn

adjective or noun

Antiochian

ˌan-tē-ˈō-kē-ən 

-ˈä-

adjective or noun