ROSICRUCIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rosicrucian mean? 

• ROSICRUCIAN (noun)
  The noun ROSICRUCIAN has 2 senses:

1. a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society

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

  Familiarity information: ROSICRUCIAN used as a noun is rare.

• ROSICRUCIAN (adjective)
  The adjective ROSICRUCIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the Rosicrucians

  Familiarity information: ROSICRUCIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROSICRUCIAN (noun)

Sense 1

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

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))

• ROSICRUCIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Rosicrucians

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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