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johannite

johannite noun: a rare green uranium sulfate mineral.

Noun (1)

johannite (uncountable)

  1. A rare green uranium sulfate mineral.

Noun (2) capitalized: Johannite

Johannite (plural Johannites)

  1. A follower of Johannism
  2. A follower of the sect of Saint John the Baptist

Adjective capitalized: Johannite

Johannite (comparative more Johannite, superlative most Johannite)

  1. Pertaining to Johannism

Forms of johannite

Noun
pluralJohannites
Adjective
comparativemore Johannite
superlativemost Johannite

Origin of johannite

After Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859), the founder of the Landesmuseum Joanneum in Styria, Austria + -ite.

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

Words formed from johannite

  • Johannite Church
  • Johannite Church of Primitive Christians

Questions about johannite

What does johannite mean?
Johannite means a rare green uranium sulfate mineral.
What part of speech is johannite?
Johannite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of johannite?
The plural of johannite is Johannites.

Words near johannite in the dictionary

  1. Johannisbergers
  2. Johannism
  3. Johannison block
  4. Johannist
  5. Johannists
  6. johannite
  7. Johannites
  8. Johanns
  9. Johannsen
  10. johannsenite
  11. Johannsens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: johannite (page history and authors); Johannite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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