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Tanchelmian

Tanchelmian adjective: of or relating to Tanchelm (died 1115), a heretical itinerant preacher, critical of the established Roman Catholic church, active in the Low Countries around the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries.

Adjective

Tanchelmian (comparative more Tanchelmian, superlative most Tanchelmian)

  1. Of or relating to Tanchelm (died 1115), a heretical itinerant preacher, critical of the established Roman Catholic church, active in the Low Countries around the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries.

Noun

Tanchelmian (plural Tanchelmians)

  1. (historical) A religious supporter of Tanchelm.

Forms of Tanchelmian

Adjective
comparativemore Tanchelmian
superlativemost Tanchelmian
Noun
pluralTanchelmians

Questions about Tanchelmian

What does Tanchelmian mean?
Tanchelmian means of or relating to Tanchelm (died 1115), a heretical itinerant preacher, critical of the established Roman Catholic church, active in the Low Countries around the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries.
What part of speech is Tanchelmian?
Tanchelmian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Tanchelmian in the dictionary

  1. tanburs
  2. Tanch'on
  3. Tanchangya
  4. Tanchangyas
  5. Tancharoen
  6. Tanchelmian
  7. Tanchelmians
  8. Tancheng
  9. Tanchon
  10. tancoite
  11. Tancred

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