Josephite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  7. A member of St. Joseph's Missionary Society.
  8. A member of the Josephite Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious order originally established to minister to African Americans, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  9. A Latter Day Saint adherent tracing Restorationist priesthood lineage through Joseph Smith III, son of the movement's founder.
  10. A member of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zəˌfaɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.səˌfaɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.səˌfaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Josephite.wav

Word forms

Josephite Josephites

Etymology

From Joseph + -ite.

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