"Bogomil" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/ Forms: Bogomils [plural], Bogomile [alternative]
Etymology: From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from bog (“god”) (compare Proto-Slavic *bogъ) and mil (“dear”) (compare Proto-Slavic *milъ). Etymology templates: {{cog|sla-pro|*bogъ}} Proto-Slavic *bogъ, {{cog|sla-pro|*milъ}} Proto-Slavic *milъ Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bogomil (plural Bogomils)
  1. (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. Tags: historical Derived forms: Bogomilian, Bogomilism Translations (member of a dualist Christian sect): բոգոմիլ (bogomil) (Armenian), багамі́л (bahamíl) [masculine] (Belarusian), богоми́л (bogomíl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bogomile [feminine, masculine] (French), Bogomile [masculine] (German), Bogomilin [feminine] (German), βογόμιλος (vogómilos) [masculine] (Greek), bogumil (Hungarian), бо́гомил (bógomil) [masculine] (Macedonian), бого́милка (bogómilka) [feminine] (Macedonian), bogomił [masculine] (Polish), bogomilo (Portuguese), богоми́л (bogomíl) [masculine] (Russian), богоми́лка (bogomílka) [feminine] (Russian), богоми́л (bohomýl) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "богоми́л"
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  "word": "Bogomil"
}

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