"Borborite" meaning in All languages combined

See Borborite on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Borborites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βόρβορος (bórboros, “mud”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|βόρβορος||mud}} Ancient Greek βόρβορος (bórboros, “mud”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Borborite (plural Borborites)
  1. (historical) A member of an ancient libertine Gnostic sect, said to be descended from the Nicolaitans. Tags: historical Synonyms: Barbalite, Borborian, Koddian, Phibionite, Secundian, Socratite Translations (member of an ancient Gnostic sect): Βορβοριανός (Borborianós) (Ancient Greek)

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