English Explanatory Dictionary

Joachimite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a millenarian group that arose from the Franciscans in the 13th century, basing their ideas on the prior works of Joachim of Fiore, though rejecting the church of their day more strongly than he had.

Word forms

Joachimite Joachimites

Etymology

From Joachim + -ite.

Synonyms

Joachite

Related words

Joachimism
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