Agapemonite
/əˈɡæpɪmənaɪt/noun
A member or follower of the Agapemone, a nineteenth-century Christian religious community founded in England.
Did you know?The Agapemone was founded in Somerset in the 1840s by the preacher Henry James Prince, whose movement attracted controversy over its unconventional spiritual and sexual teachings.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
agapē
“Love, especially charitable or spiritual love”
Ancient Greek
Greek
monē
“A dwelling, abode, or place of staying”
19th Century
English
Agapemone
“The “abode of love,” the name given to a religious community in Somerset”
19th Century
English
Agapemonite
“A member or follower of the Agapemone”
Modern English
English
Agapemonite
“A historical term for a member of the Agapemone religious movement”