- familists
- n. member of an Antinomian sect called the Family of Love (that originated in Holland) who advocated that religion is wholly be composed of love adj. of or based on family relationships
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FAMILISTS — or the Brotherhood of Love, a fanatical sect which arose in Holland in 1556, and affected to love all men as brothers … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Familist — The Family of Love or Familists (English term) was a mystic religious sect known as the Familia Caritatis (Hus der Lieften; Huis der Liefde; Haus der Liebe; Family of Love), founded by Hendrik Niclaes.Niclaes was a prosperous merchant. In 1532 33 … Wikipedia
The Family of Love (play) — The Family of Love is an early Jacobean stage play, first published in 1608. The play is a satire on the Familia Caritatis or Family of Love, the religious sect founded by Henry Nicholas in the sixteenth century.The play s date is uncertain; it… … Wikipedia
Liebesbrüderschaft — Die Familisten (lateinisch familia charitatis, Liebesbrüderschaft, in England Family of Love) waren eine religiöse Gruppierung mystischer Richtung, die im 16. Jahrhundert und 17. Jahrhundert in Holland und England aufkam. Der Stifter der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nicholas, Henry — (c. 1502–c. 1580) Sect Founder and Mystic. Nicholas was born in Münster, Germany. From an early age, he claimed to have had visions from God. He became a merchant and, in c. 1540, he founded a new sect, the Family of Love or Familists.… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Alumbrados — Illuminati Il*lu mi*na ti, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See {Illuminate}, v. t., and cf. {Illuminee}.] Literally, those who are enlightened; variously applied as follows: [1913 Webster] 1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Familism — Fam i*lism, n. The tenets of the Familists. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Familistic — Fam i*listic, Familistical Fam i*lis tic*al, a. Pertaining to Familists. Baxter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Familistical — Familistic Fam i*listic, Familistical Fam i*lis tic*al, a. Pertaining to Familists. Baxter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Illuminati — Il*lu mi*na ti, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See {Illuminate}, v. t., and cf. {Illuminee}.] Literally, those who are enlightened; variously applied as follows: [1913 Webster] 1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
