Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adessenarian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adesse-nar-i-an
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A believer in the real presence of Christ's body in the Eucharist, but not by transubstantiation; Chiefly applied to certain followers of Martin Luther.

Example Sentences

"ADESSENARIANS, a sect of Christians, who maintain that Jesus Christ is really present in the eucharist, though not by way of transubstantiation. The adessenarians differ among themselves, some of them holding that the body of Jesus Christ is in the bread;"
"The Adessenarians were far from being agreed in reference to the mode in which the real presence existed; some[…]"
"At the death of Zwingle, the church of Zurich was divided into […] the Arhabenarians, the Adessenarians, the Metaphorists, the Iscariotists, and the Nothingarians. The dispute, for a moment tranquilized, was revived again on the slightest historical accident."

Etymology

From Latin adesse (“to be present”); ad + esse (“to be”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: adesse

Inflected Forms

Adessenarians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

adessive

Questions

What does adessenarian mean?: A believer in the real presence of Christ's body in the Eucharist, but not by transubstantiation; Chiefly applied to certain followers of Martin Luther.
Where does adessenarian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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