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Guglielmite

Guglielmite noun: a follower of the Italian noblewoman Guglielma of Bohemia (1210–1281), who practiced and preached an alternative, feminized version of Christianity in which she predicted the end of time and her own resurrection as the Holy Spirit incarnate.

Noun

Guglielmite (plural Guglielmites)

  1. A follower of the Italian noblewoman Guglielma of Bohemia (1210–1281), who practiced and preached an alternative, feminized version of Christianity in which she predicted the end of time and her own resurrection as the Holy Spirit incarnate.
    • [T]he defence of Maifreda is replaced by a statement that Matteo had interfered to save Galeazzo, who was now stated to have been a Guglielmite.1901, Henry Charles Lea, “Political Heresy Utilized by the Church”, in A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages. […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 201
    • Except for Stefano Crimella, no spouse of a Guglielmite was implicated or sentenced.1995, Barbara Newman, “Notes”, in From Virile Woman to WomanChrist: Studies in Medieval Religion and Literature (Middle Ages Series), Philadelphia, Pa.: University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, note...
    Synonyms:
    Guillelmite

Synonyms of Guglielmite

Forms of Guglielmite

pluralGuglielmites

Origin of Guglielmite

From Italian guglielmita. By surface analysis, Italian Guglielma + -ite.

Questions about Guglielmite

What does Guglielmite mean?
Guglielmite means a follower of the Italian noblewoman Guglielma of Bohemia (1210–1281), who practiced and preached an alternative, feminized version of Christianity in which she predicted the end of time and her own resurrection as the Holy Spirit incarnate.
What part of speech is Guglielmite?
Guglielmite is a noun.
What is the plural of Guglielmite?
The plural of Guglielmite is Guglielmites.

Words near Guglielmite in the dictionary

  1. guglet
  2. guglets
  3. Guglhupf
  4. Guglielmi
  5. Guglielmis
  6. Guglielmite
  7. Guglielmites
  8. Gugliotta
  9. Gugliottas
  10. Gugliuzza
  11. Gugliuzzas

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