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Josephites

Josephites is the plural of Josephite.

Meaning of Josephite

Noun

Josephite (plural Josephites)

  1. A descendant of the biblical patriarch Joseph and the two half tribes which descended from his sons Ephraim (Ephraimites) and Manasseh (Manassites).
  2. A student or alumnus of St Joseph's College, Allahabad.
  3. A student or alumnus of St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka.
  4. One of the Russian followers of hegumen Joseph Volotsky, who advocated the church's ownership of land, social activity and charity.
  5. A member of a late 1920s-1940s movement in the Russian Orthodox Church, followers of Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovykh).
  6. A member of Josephites-CJ, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Belgium.

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Questions about Josephites

What is Josephites the plural of?
Josephites is the plural of Josephite.

Words near Josephites in the dictionary

  1. josephinite
  2. Josephism
  3. Josephite
  4. Josephite marriage
  5. Josephite marriages
  6. Josephites
  7. Josepholatry
  8. Josephological
  9. Josephologist
  10. Josephologists
  11. Josephology

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