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Sebastianism
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English
Etymology
en pt sebastianismo. en Sebastian ism.
Noun
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The folkloric belief that Sebastian, King of Portugal King Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578) will return from the dead to lead the Portuguese or Brazilian people as a messiah.
en Edwin Williamson The Penguin history of Latin America 1992 Penguin Books London; New York 978-0-14-012559-7 72 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780140125597/page/72/mode/1up Sebastianism kept alive the spirit of independence in a country now brought under the sovereignty of the Spanish Crown.
Translations
belief that King Sebastian of Portugal will return to lead the Portuguese or Brazilian people
Portuguese: pt sebastianismo m
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