1. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)

• athanasius
• athanasius the great
• st. athanasius

1. (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373)

• church of rome
• roman catholic
• roman catholic church
• roman church
• western church