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Definition of Rosicrucian in English: Rosicruciannoun ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃ(ə)n 1A member of a secretive 17th- and 18th-century society devoted to the study of metaphysical, mystical, and alchemical lore. An anonymous pamphlet of 1614 about a mythical 15th-century knight called Christian Rosenkreuz is said to have launched the movement. Example sentencesExamples - He was a Rosicrucian, a brotherhood combining elements of mystical beliefs with an optimism about the ability of science to improve the human condition.
- It suggests further that all those secret societies like the Knights Templar and the Rosicrucians and the Free Masons were formed to protect the Holy Grail!
- In the tradition of the Alchemists, Kabbalists, Rosicrucians, and mystics of the Enlightenment era, he drew from a number of theological and occult writings to fashion his genealogy.
- 1.1 A member of any of a number of later organizations deriving from the Rosicrucian society.
Example sentencesExamples - The best known Gnostic sects of the modern world are probably the Rosicrucians, the Scientologists and whatever is left of the old Freemasons.
- Christians have Rosicrucians and Freemasons which are pretty much accepted amongst average Church-goers, and not looked upon as heretics.
- She had some mail order pamphlets from the Rosicrucians containing instructions for various psychic exercises.
adjective ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃ(ə)n Relating to the Rosicrucians. Example sentencesExamples - He made a major impression on Descartes with both his scientific and Rosicrucian beliefs and influenced his thinking.
- Another offshoot of the Rosicrucian fraternity, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, left manuscripts describing the Ritual of Invisibility.
- While he drew upon the arcana of the Rosicrucian and Hermetic traditions for his novel, his belief in prolongevity was grounded in Enlightenment rationalism.
- Nowadays, my rituals consist of a daily offering of incense, a weekly study of my Rosicrucian materials and other metaphysical reading, and the lighting of special candles on the major Wheel holidays.
- They built a tabernacle on the site, with an architectural plan determined by Rosicrucian numerology.
Derivatives noun Hermetic magic is syncretic and includes elements of early Egyptian, Greek and Hebrew occultism, neo-Platonism, agnosticism, kabala, alchemy and Rosicrucianism. Example sentencesExamples - Kellner was a student of Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism and Eastern mysticism.
- He looked beyond Lull for a master method, flirting for a time with Rosicrucianism, which was rumoured to be a source of some kind of synoptic understanding.
- Next we look at Rosicrucianism, which started in Europe in the fifteenth century.
Origin From modern Latin rosa crucis (or crux), Latinization of German Rosenkreuz, + -ian. Rhymes ablution, absolution, allocution, attribution, circumlocution, circumvolution, Confucian, constitution, contribution, convolution, counter-revolution, destitution, dilution, diminution, distribution, electrocution, elocution, evolution, execution, institution, interlocution, irresolution, Lilliputian, locution, perlocution, persecution, pollution, prosecution, prostitution, restitution, retribution, solution, substitution, volution Definition of Rosicrucian in US English: Rosicruciannoun 1A member of a secretive 17th- and 18th-century society devoted to the study of metaphysical, mystical, and alchemical lore. An anonymous pamphlet of 1614 about a mythical 15th-century knight called Christian Rosenkreuz is said to have launched the movement. Example sentencesExamples - In the tradition of the Alchemists, Kabbalists, Rosicrucians, and mystics of the Enlightenment era, he drew from a number of theological and occult writings to fashion his genealogy.
- It suggests further that all those secret societies like the Knights Templar and the Rosicrucians and the Free Masons were formed to protect the Holy Grail!
- He was a Rosicrucian, a brotherhood combining elements of mystical beliefs with an optimism about the ability of science to improve the human condition.
- 1.1 A member of any of a number of later organizations deriving from the Rosicrucian society.
Example sentencesExamples - She had some mail order pamphlets from the Rosicrucians containing instructions for various psychic exercises.
- The best known Gnostic sects of the modern world are probably the Rosicrucians, the Scientologists and whatever is left of the old Freemasons.
- Christians have Rosicrucians and Freemasons which are pretty much accepted amongst average Church-goers, and not looked upon as heretics.
adjective Relating to the Rosicrucians. Example sentencesExamples - He made a major impression on Descartes with both his scientific and Rosicrucian beliefs and influenced his thinking.
- Nowadays, my rituals consist of a daily offering of incense, a weekly study of my Rosicrucian materials and other metaphysical reading, and the lighting of special candles on the major Wheel holidays.
- They built a tabernacle on the site, with an architectural plan determined by Rosicrucian numerology.
- While he drew upon the arcana of the Rosicrucian and Hermetic traditions for his novel, his belief in prolongevity was grounded in Enlightenment rationalism.
- Another offshoot of the Rosicrucian fraternity, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, left manuscripts describing the Ritual of Invisibility.
Origin From modern Latin rosa crucis (or crux), Latinization of German Rosenkreuz, + -ian. |