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ROSICRUCIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Rosicrucian" is a kind of...):

fellow member; member (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Rosicrucian" is a kind of...):

fellow member; member (one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Rosicrucians

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Rosicrucian (a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society)

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