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johannism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jo-han-nism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A variety of Christianity which rejected Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ the Savior, and accepted John the Baptist as the Saviour Christ.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sect which worships John the Baptist

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sect of followers of John the Baptist

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Johan (“John”) + -ism. From Saint John, John the Baptist.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Johannisms (plural)

Phrases

John the Baptist Saint John

Frequently Paired Words

Johan Johannite John John the Baptist Saint John Gnosticism Nestorianism Johannite Church

Questions

What does johannism mean?
A variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.
Where does johannism come from?
From Johan (“John”) + -ism. From Saint John, John the Baptist.

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