Rosicrucianism

[ roh-zi-kroo-shuh-niz-uhm, roz-i- ]

noun

1. the practices or principles of Rosicrucians.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rosicrucianism¹

1730–40; Rosicrucian ( def ) + -ism

Example Sentences

We hear nothing of Rosicrucianism until the beginning of the seventeenth century.

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How, then, can it be said that there was "no traceable connexion between Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism?"

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That Rosicrucianism forms an important link in the chain of the secret tradition is therefore undeniable.

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I cannot now stop to explain what interests you concerning the revived system of Rosicrucianism.

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Rosicrucianism was not the beginning but a link in the long chain connecting Freemasonry with far earlier secret associations.

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