Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
elegy
element
elemental
elementary
elementary particle
elementary school
elements
elemi
elenchus
elephant
elephant fish
elephant folio
elephant garlic
elephant grass
elephant gun
elephant’s ear
elephant’s foot
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "eleuther..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

eleutherian

el·eu·the·ri·an [ èllyə three ən ]


noun  (plural el·eu·the·ri·ans)
Definition:
 
deliverer: somebody who rescues somebody or something from captivity or evil



adjective 
Definition:
 
mythology protecting freedom: relating to the Greek deity Zeus in his capacity as protector of political freedom

[Early 17th century. < Greek eleutherios< eleutheros "free"]
Englishtown: Learn English online
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Upgrade your Encarta experience
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft