Abecedarian

See also: abecedarian

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. [from 19th c.]

Translations

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

Further reading

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