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Johannism

Johannism noun: a variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.

Noun

Johannism (countable and uncountable, plural Johannisms)

  1. A variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.
  2. A variety of Christianity which rejected Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ the Savior, and accepted John the Baptist as the Saviour Christ.
  3. A sect which worships John the Baptist
  4. A sect of followers of John the Baptist

Forms of Johannism

pluralJohannisms

Origin of Johannism

From Johan (“John”) + -ism. From Saint John, John the Baptist.

Questions about Johannism

What does Johannism mean?
Johannism means a variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.
What part of speech is Johannism?
Johannism is a noun.
What is the plural of Johannism?
The plural of Johannism is Johannisms.

Words near Johannism in the dictionary

  1. Johannine Comma
  2. Johanning
  3. Johannings
  4. Johannisberger
  5. Johannisbergers
  6. Johannism
  7. Johannison block
  8. Johannist
  9. Johannists
  10. johannite
  11. Johannites

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