1580s, from Athanasius, archbishop of Alexandria in the reign of Constantine. The name is Latin, from Greek Athanasios, from athanatos "immortal," from a- "not," privative prefix, + thanatos "death" (see thanatology).
双语例句
1. It may be found in its completest expression in the Athanasian Creed.
亚大纳西信经里可以找到有关这方面内容的最完整的表述.
来自英汉非文学 - 历史
2. Constantius , who inherited the East, was an Arian and banished the bishops of the Athanasian party.
