Abecedarian

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English

Etymology

From Latin abecedārius +‎ -an; see abecedarian.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.ən/

Noun

Abecedarian (plural Abecedarians)

  1. (historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from reaching obtaining salvation.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN), page 2

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