paulian/ˈpɔː.li.ən/EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin Pauliānus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ian.adjSynonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”).Of or relating to Wolfgang Pauli (1900–1958), Austrian theoretical physicist and pioneer of quantum physics.nounA supporter or follower of Paul the Apostle.A follower of Paul of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in the third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of Jesus.