Abecedarian
See also: abecedarian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin abecedārius + -an; see abecedarian.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editAbecedarian (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
editmember of a 16th-century sect
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