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Rosicrucian [roh-zi-kroo-shuh n, roz-i-] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a person who belonged to a secret society laying claim to various forms of occult knowledge and power and professing esoteric principles of religion.
- a member of any of several later or modern bodies or societies professing principles derived from or attributed to the earlier Rosicrucians, especially of an organization (Rosicrucian Order or Ancient Mystic Order Rosae Crucis) that is active in America.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Rosicrucians.
Origin of Rosicrucian 1615–25; Latin Rosicruc- (Latinized form of (Christian) Rosenkreuz, name of the supposed 15th-century founder of the society, equivalent to ros(a) rose1 + -i- -i- + cruc- (stem of crux) cross) + -ian Examples from the Web for rosicrucian Historical Examples of rosicrucian
It becomes the initiatory word of an exclusive Rosicrucian order.
John Cowper Powys
Fludd was a Rosicrucian, and a mystic of a different type from Behmen.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)
Augustus de Morgan
And he who wishes to catch a Rosicrucian, must take care not to disturb the waters.
Edward Bulwer Lytton
The Rosicrucian had anticipated the wonder that I had practically realized.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes
Various
Verses were written in the highest strain of the Rosicrucian language.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Isaac D’Israeli
British Dictionary definitions for rosicrucian Rosicrucian noun
- a member of a society professing esoteric religious doctrines, venerating the emblems of the rose and Cross as symbols of Christ’s Resurrection and Redemption, and claiming various occult powers
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating the Rosicrucians or Rosicrucianism
Derived FormsRosicrucianism, nounWord Origin for Rosicrucian C17: from Latin Rosae Crucis Rose of the Cross, translation of the German name Christian Rosenkreuz, supposed founder of the society in the 15th century Word Origin and History for rosicrucian Rosicrucian n.
1620s, from Modern Latin rosa crucis (DuCange) or crux, Latinization of German Rosenkreuz, French rosecroix, from the secret society’s reputed founder Christian Rosenkreuz, said to date from 1484, but not mentioned before 1614. As an adjective from 1660s.