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capernaite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-per-naite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A believer in transubstantiation.

Archaic; Derogatory

Etymology

From Capernaum (town in Galilee) + -ite. The reference is to John, chapter 6, where Jesus goes to Capernaum and gives a lecture that is often quoted in this context, most prominently verse 55: “For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.” (KJV)

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Capernaites (plural)

Derived Forms

Capernaitic Capernaitical Capernaitically Capernaitish

Questions

What does capernaite mean?
A believer in transubstantiation.
Where does capernaite come from?
From Capernaum (town in Galilee) + -ite. The reference is to John, chapter 6, where Jesus goes to Capernaum and gives a lecture that is often quoted in this context, most prominently verse 55: “For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.” (KJV)

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