Meaning of JULIAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'joolyun
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar; "the Julian calendar" |
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| | Definition: | |  Julian
Julian the Apostate, who tried to replace Christianity with tolerance for all religions, particularly the Hellenistic ones, is the subject of this work of historical fiction by Gore Vidal. Accompanied by the notes of Priscus of Athens and Libanius of Antioch, two elderly scholars, the book consists of the main narrative coupled with the humor and backbiting gossip that has made Vidal`s style so distinctive and which serves to make this novel realistic and accessible. This was Vidal`s first historical novel. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Jul"ian\ (?; 277) a. [L. Julianus, fr. Julius. Cf.
{July}, {Gillian}.]
Relating to, or derived from, Julius C[ae]sar.
{Julian calendar}, the calendar as adjusted by Julius
C[ae]sar, in which the year was made to consist of 365
days, each fourth year having 366 days.
{Julian epoch}, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian
calendar, or 46 b. c.
{Julian period}, a chronological period of 7,980 years,
combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19
x 15 = 7,980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C.,
when the first years of these several cycles would
coincide, so that if any year of the period be divided by
28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of the
corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by
Scaliger, to remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological
dates, and was so named because composed of Julian years.
{Julian year}, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the
Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the
Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or
Gregorian calendar.
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