English Explanatory Dictionary

Sebastianism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The folkloric belief that King Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578) will return from the dead to lead the Portuguese or Brazilian people as a messiah.

Word forms

Sebastianism

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese sebastianismo. By surface analysis, Sebastian + ism.

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