Boehmenism

Boeh·men·ism

[bey-muh-niz-uhm, boh-]
noun
the mystical doctrines or conceptions of Jakob Böhme.
Also, Behmenism.


Origin:
1650–60; J. Boehme + -n (as in Behmen) + -ism

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boehmenism

noun
the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers 
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