Simeonite
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.mi.ə.naɪt/[1]
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: Si‧me‧o‧nite, Si‧me‧on‧ite
Noun
Simeonite (plural Simeonites)
- (Christianity) A follower of the Cambridge evangelical preacher Charles Simeon (1759-1836), whose influence is perpetuated by the Simeon Trust, established for purchasing advowsons.
- Synonym: Sim
- (historical) A member of the Tribe of Simeon, one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Adjective
Simeonite (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Simeon, or to the tribe of Simeon.
See also
- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)
- (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite)
- Israel
- Israeli
- Israelite
- Israelitic
- Israelitish
- Jew
- Jewish
- Judah
- Judean
References
- “Simeonite”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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