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Abrahamite

Abrahamite noun: a member of a ninth-century group of Antiochean Paulicians led by a monk named Abraham who were supressed by the Patriarch Quriaqos of Tagrit.

Noun

Abrahamite (plural Abrahamites)

  1. (historical) A member of a ninth-century group of Antiochean Paulicians led by a monk named Abraham who were supressed by the Patriarch Quriaqos of Tagrit.
  2. (historical) A member of a sect in Pardubitz in Bohemia in the 18th century, professing to be followers of the pre-circumcised Abraham and rejecting all scripture but the Decalogue and Lord's Prayer.

Forms of Abrahamite

pluralAbrahamites

Origin of Abrahamite

From Abraham + -ite.

Questions about Abrahamite

What does Abrahamite mean?
Abrahamite means a member of a ninth-century group of Antiochean Paulicians led by a monk named Abraham who were supressed by the Patriarch Quriaqos of Tagrit.
What part of speech is Abrahamite?
Abrahamite is a noun.
What is the plural of Abrahamite?
The plural of Abrahamite is Abrahamites.

Words near Abrahamite in the dictionary

  1. Abrahamics
  2. Abrahamism
  3. Abrahamisms
  4. Abrahamist
  5. Abrahamists
  6. Abrahamite
  7. Abrahamites
  8. Abrahamitic
  9. Abrahamitical
  10. Abrahamize
  11. Abrahamized

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