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bollandism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bol-lan-dism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The doctrine of Jean Bolland and his followers.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bolland Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Bollandism From Bolland + -ism. Named after Flemish priest, theologian and hagiographer Jean Bolland (1596–1665).

Frequently Paired Words

Bollandian Bollandist Jansenism Lefebvrism

Questions

What does bollandism mean?
The doctrine of Jean Bolland and his followers.
Where does bollandism come from?
Etymology tree English Bolland Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Bollandism From Bolland + -ism. Named after Flemish priest, theologian and hagiographer Jean Bolland (1596–1665).

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