Bogomil

See also: bogomil

English

Alternative forms

• Bogomile

Etymology

From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from bog (“god”) (compare Proto-Slavic *bogъ) and mil (“dear”) (compare Proto-Slavic *milъ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/

Noun

Bogomil (plural Bogomils)

1. (Christianity, historical) A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.

Derived terms

• Bogomilism

Translations

member of a dualist Christian sect

• Armenian: բոգոմիլ (bogomil)
• Belarusian: багамі́л m (bahamíl)
• Bulgarian: богоми́л m (bogomíl)
• French: bogomile (fr) m or f
• German: Bogomile m, Bogomilin f
• Greek: βογόμιλος m (vogómilos)
• Hungarian: bogumil (hu)
• Macedonian: бо́гомил m (bógomil), бого́милка f (bogómilka)
• Polish: bogomił m
• Portuguese: bogomilo
• Russian: богоми́л (ru) m (bogomíl), богоми́лка f (bogomílka)
• Ukrainian: богоми́л m (bohomýl)