English Explanatory Dictionary

Bartholomite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Roman Catholic congregation of Armenian monks who sought refuge in Italy after the invasion of their country by Al-Adil Kitbugha, the Sultan of Egypt, in 1296.
  2. A member of a religious society founded by Bartholomew Holzhauser in the 17th century.

Word forms

Bartholomite Bartholomites

Etymology

(Armenian monk): Named after St. Bartholomew.

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