collegiant

See also: Collegiant

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Collegiant (superseded, archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collegians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔ.leː.ɣiˈɑnt/
• Hyphenation: col‧le‧gi‧ant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

collegiant m (plural collegianten)

1. (historical, Protestantism) A member of a loose grouping of antidogmatic Protestant dissenters, originating from Warmond and Rijnsburg stressing toleration, rationalism, mysticism and millenarianism, chiefly during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: Rijnsburger collegiant

2. (obsolete) A member of a college (council) or society. [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

• Rijnsburger collegiant