ANTIOCHIAN
\ˌantɪˈɒki͡ən], \ˌantɪˈɒkiən], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ__ˈɒ_k_iə_n]\
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an-ti-[=o]'ki-an, adj. of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, or the eclectic system in philosophy of Antiochus of Ascalon.--n. ANTI[=O]'CHIANISM, a school of theology in the 4th and 5th centuries which spread over the whole Græco-Syrian Church, and was a revolt against the allegorical interpretation of Scripture favoured by the Alexandrian school.
By Thomas Davidson
