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josephite

/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Jo-se-phite
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A descendant of the biblical patriarch Joseph and the two half tribes which descended from his sons Ephraim (Ephraimites) and Manasseh (Manassites).

noun

A student or alumnus of St Joseph's College, Allahabad.

noun

A student or alumnus of St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka.

noun

One of the Russian followers of hegumen Joseph Volotsky, who advocated the church's ownership of land, social activity and charity.

noun

A member of a late 1920s-1940s movement in the Russian Orthodox Church, followers of Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovykh).

noun

A member of Josephites-CJ, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Belgium.

noun

A member of St. Joseph's Missionary Society.

noun

A member of the Josephite Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious order originally established to minister to African Americans, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Etymology

From Joseph + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/
  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zəˌfaɪt/

Inflected Forms

Josephites (plural)

Phrases

Josephite marriage and Jacob

Frequently Paired Words

Abraham Isaac and Jacob Asher Benjamin Dan Gad Issachar

Questions

How do you pronounce josephite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/.
What does josephite mean?
A descendant of the biblical patriarch Joseph and the two half tribes which descended from his sons Ephraim (Ephraimites) and Manasseh (Manassites).
Where does josephite come from?
From Joseph + -ite.

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