Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Apollinarian · A·pol·li·na·ri·an · IPA /əˈpɑləˈnɛɹi.ən/ a. n. 01 a. In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games. 1. In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.(Rom. Antiq.) 02 n. A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ. 1. A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.(Eccl. Hist.)