Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guglielmite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guglielmite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A follower of the Italian noblewoman Guglielma of Bohemia (1210–1281), who practiced and preached an alternative, feminized version of Christianity in which she predicted the end of time and her own resurrection as the Holy Spirit incarnate.

Example Sentences

"[T]he defence of Maifreda is replaced by a statement that Matteo had interfered to save Galeazzo, who was now stated to have been a Guglielmite."
"Except for Stefano Crimella, no spouse of a Guglielmite was implicated or sentenced."
"With her disciples, Maifreda began to prepare for her pontificate. They planned a new college of cardinals which would consist largely, if not wholly, of women. Boniface and the Inquisition did not take too kindly to such talk and Maifreda and her Guglielmites were burnt at the stake."

Etymology

From Italian guglielmita. By surface analysis, Italian Guglielma + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: guglielmita

Inflected Forms

Guglielmites (plural)

Synonyms

Guillelmite

Questions

What does guglielmite mean?: A follower of the Italian noblewoman Guglielma of Bohemia (1210–1281), who practiced and preached an alternative, feminized version of Christianity in which she predicted the end of time and her own resurrection as the Holy Spirit incarnate.
Where does guglielmite come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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