Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerusalemite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: jerusalemite
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.

noun

A native or resident of Jerusalem.

noun

A residual mineral of the sands of Jerusalem, as with Trinitite.

Example Sentences

"I say this because, according to the old Jerusalemites, the building blocks of the world and its inhabitants were formed of the alphabet at the back of God's tongue when He pronounced the world […]."
"Thousands of Jerusalemites gathered on the battl4ements to gawp at this show, admiring 'the beauty of their armour and admirable order of the men.'"

Etymology

Etymology tree English Jerusalem Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Jerusalemite From Jerusalem + -ite.

Inflected Forms

Jerusalemites (plural)

Phrases

Jerusalemite Orthodox Church New Jerusalemite

Synonyms

Qudsi Maqdisi Hierosolymitan Hierosolymite

Questions

What does jerusalemite mean?: Of, from, or pertaining to Jerusalem.
Where does jerusalemite come from?: Etymology tree English Jerusalem Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Jerusalemite From Jerusalem + -ite.

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