Methodius

[ muh-thoh-dee-uh s ]

/ məˈθoʊ di əs /

noun

SaintApostle of the Slavs,a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).

Example sentences from the Web for methodius

On their way, Methodius was the means of converting the king of the Bulgarians.

The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March |Sabine Baring-Gould
What part of the translation was performed by Methodius does not appear.

Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations |Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson
The influence of Cyril and Methodius upon the Bulgarian language and culture is incalculable.

Area Handbook for Bulgaria |Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Evidently, moreover, the theological language of the homily is of a period long subsequent to the date assigned to Methodius.

Primitive Christian Worship |James Endell Tyler

Methodius and Cyril, who were sent missionaries to the Sclavonians in the ninth century.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for methodius

Methodius

/ (mɛˈθəʊdɪəs) /

noun

Saint, with his younger brother Saint Cyril called the Apostles of the Slavs. 815–885 ad, Greek Christian theologian sent as a missionary to the Moravians. Feast day: Feb 14 or May 11

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