proterian

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Synonyms: protean, pretorian, progeria, proteron, protein, rotarian, proturan, cromerian, rogerian, progerias, protegrin

Antonyms: protean, pretorian, progeria, proteron, protein, rotarian, proturan, cromerian, rogerian, progerias, protegrin

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A faction at the {{w|Council of Chalcedon}} who supported the installation of {{w|Proterius of Alexandria}} as [[Patriarch]] of [[Alexandria]]. Bringing the Proterians into [[communion]] was one of the conditions that Proterius' sucessor, {{w|Peter Mongus}}, ascended to the [[Patriarchate]] under.<ref>{{cite-book|en|year=1874|author=Rev. John Henry Blunt|title=Dictionary of sects, heresies, ecclesiastical parties, and schools of religious thought.|entry=Acephali|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001391045|page=3}}</ref>

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