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bogomil

/ˈbɒɡəmɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
bo-gomil
IPA
/ˈbɒɡəmɪl/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.

Etymology

From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from bog (“god”) (compare Proto-Slavic *bogъ) and mil (“dear”) (compare Proto-Slavic *milъ).

Inflected Forms

Bogomils (plural) Bogomile (alternative)

Derived Forms

Bogomilian Bogomilism

Questions

How do you pronounce bogomil?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/.
What does bogomil mean?
A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.
Where does bogomil come from?
From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from bog (“god”) (compare Proto-Slavic *bogъ) and mil (“dear”) (compare Proto-Slavic *milъ).

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