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Bogomil
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bogomil
English
+ism
Alternative forms
en Bogomile
Etymology
From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from und bog god (compare sla-pro *bogъ) and und mil dear (compare sla-pro *milъ).
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/
Noun
en Christianity historical A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.
Derived terms
en Bogomilian
en Bogomilism
Translations
member of a dualist Christian sect
Armenian: hy բոգոմիլ
Belarusian: be багамі́л m
Bulgarian: bg богоми́л m
French: fr bogomile m f
German: de Bogomile m, de Bogomilin f
Greek: el βογόμιλος m
Hungarian: hu bogumil
Macedonian: mk бо́гомил m, mk бого́милка f
Polish: pl bogomił m
Portuguese: pt bogomilo
Russian: ru богоми́л m, ru богоми́лка f
Ukrainian: uk богоми́л m
en eponyms