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Rosicrucian
[ roh-zi-kroo-shuhn, roz-i- ]
noun
- (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a person who belonged to a secret society laying claim to various forms of occult knowledge and power and professing esoteric principles of religion.
- a member of any of several later or modern bodies or societies professing principles derived from or attributed to the earlier Rosicrucians, especially of an organization Rosicrucian Order, or Ancient Mystic Order Rosae Crucis that is active in America.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Rosicrucians.
Rosicrucian
/ ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃən /
noun
- a member of a society professing esoteric religious doctrines, venerating the emblems of the rose and Cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and Redemption, and claiming various occult powers
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating the Rosicrucians or Rosicrucianism
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Derived Forms
- ˌRosiˈcrucianism, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rosicrucian1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rosicrucian1
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Example Sentences
The Alchemist and the Rosicrucian are no more, and of all their race, the professor of Legerdemain alone survives.
It affords a curious specimen of Rosicrucian mysteries; and Ashmole relates several miraculous stories.
Not one, perhaps, save Brynhild and the Rosicrucian, for whom the book is written.
Oliver Cromwell was a freemason, a Rosicrucian, and a friend of Vaughan's (p. 176).
Fludd was reputed to be a man of piety and great learning, and was an adept in the so-called Rosicrucian philosophy.
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