Joan of Arcian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Joan of Arc +‎ -ian.

Adjective[edit]

Joan of Arcian (comparative more Joan of Arcian, superlative most Joan of Arcian)

  1. (very rare) Pertaining to or characteristic of Joan of Arc.
    • 1974, Louis Seltzer, quotee, “DIG WE MUST”, in Lithopinion[1], number 34, Local One, Amalgamated Lithographers of America:
      We have neither the time nor the money to devote to such Joan-of-Arcian causes.
    • 1996 May, Kymberly Norma Pinder, Representations of medieval chivalry in American art, 1870-1930[2], Yale University: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, pages 88–89:
      The young woman, in a very Joan of Arcian manner, is dressed as a male page, which enabled her to move freely within the court.
    • 2014 January 19, DVH, “God as superhero, or God as answer to the question why”, in uk.politics.misc[3] (Usenet):
      Your delusions are Joan of Arcian.