Bogomil

English

Alternative forms

Bogomile

Etymology

From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from bog (“god”) (compare Common Slavic *bogъ) and mil (“dear”) (compare Common Slavic *milъ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/

Noun

Bogomil (plural Bogomils)

(Christianity, historical) A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.

Derived terms

Bogomilism

Translations

member of a dualist Christian sect

Armenian: բոգոմիլ (bogomil)
Belarusian: багамі́л m (bahamíl)
Bulgarian: богоми́л m (bogomíl)
French: bogomile (fr) m or f
German: Bogomile m, Bogomilin f
Greek: βογόμιλος m (vogómilos)

Hungarian: bogumil
Polish: bogomił m
Portuguese: bogomilo
Russian: богоми́л (ru) m (bogomíl), богоми́лка f (bogomílka)
Ukrainian: богоми́л m (bohomýl)

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