Bogomil

[ bog-uh-mil ]

noun

1. a member of a dualistic sect, flourishing chiefly in Bulgaria in the Middle Ages, that rejected most of the Old Testament and was strongly anticlerical in polity.

Other Words From

• Bogo·mili·an adjective
• Bogo·mil·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bogomil¹

1840–45; < Medieval Greek Bogómilos, from the name of a 10th cent. Bulgarian priest alleged to have founded the sect, in later South Slavic sources Bogomilŭ (a calque of Greek Theóphilos; theo-, -phile )

Example Sentences

To add to the troubles of the Balkans, the Bogomil heresy appeared, dividing further the strength of the Bulgarian nation.

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