A follower of Basilides, an early Christian teacher from Alexandria who developed a complex theological system in the 2nd century.
From Greek name Basilides (basileus, 'king'), a 2nd-century Gnostic teacher. The suffix '-an' denotes a follower of this person or movement.
Basilides created one of early Christianity's most elaborate theologies with layers of heavens and divine beings—his ideas survived mainly through critics who attacked them, which is how we know most ancient heresies today.
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