Abecedarian

See also: abecedarian

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin abecedārius +‎ -an; see abecedarian.

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.ən/

Noun edit

Abecedarian (plural Abecedarians)

(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] [from 19th c.]

Translations edit

member of a 16th-century sect

French: abécédarien, abécédaire (fr)
German: Abecedarier (de) m
Italian: abecedariano m
Portuguese: abecedariano (pt) m
Spanish: abecedariano (es) m

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2

Further reading edit

Abecedarians in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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