Isaian

adjective

Isa·​ian

īˈzāən,

chiefly British -zīən

variants or Isaianic

¦⸗(ˌ)⸗¦anik

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Isaiah or the book of Isaiah

the Isaianic character of this prophesy

—Robert Gordis

the somber and threatening, the almost Isaian, utterance

—Edmund Wilson

Word History

Etymology

isaian from Isaiah, 8th century b.c. major Hebrew prophet + English -an, adjective suffix; isaianic from Isaiah + English -an, adjective suffix + -ic

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