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familist

familist noun: a member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.

Noun

familist (plural familists)

  1. (historical) A member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.
    • Like Francis Bacon, Familists believed that men and women might recapture on earth the state of innocence which existed before the Fall: their enemies said they claimed to attain the perfection of Christ.1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 15

Forms of familist

pluralfamilists

Origin of familist

From family + -ist.

Questions about familist

What does familist mean?
Familist means a member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.
What part of speech is familist?
Familist is a noun.
What is the plural of familist?
The plural of familist is familists.

Words near familist in the dictionary

  1. familiocratic
  2. familiolect
  3. familiolects
  4. familism
  5. familisms
  6. familist
  7. familistic
  8. familistical
  9. familistically
  10. familists
  11. famille rose

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