Opposed to or acting against Marian doctrines, the Virgin Mary's veneration, or religious practices centered on Mary in Christianity.
From 'anti-' + 'Marian' (from Latin 'Marianus', relating to Mary). A Protestant theological term that emerged after the Reformation to describe doctrinal opposition to Catholic Marian devotion.
The Protestant Reformation crystallized antimarian theology as a defining difference—while Catholics expanded Marian doctrine, Protestants used the prefix to mark their theological boundaries, making 'antimarian' almost a sectarian identity marker.
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