Boehmenism

noun

Boeh·​men·​ism

ˈbāməˌnizəm

variants or Behmenism

plural -s

: the mystical teaching of Böhme which exerted an influence on George Fox and Quakerism

Word History

Etymology

after Jakob Böhme (Boehme or in England Behmen) †1624 German theosophist & mystic

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