Ronsdorfer

noun

Rons·​dorf·​er

ˈränzˌdȯrfə(r)

variants or less commonly Ronsdorfian

(ˈ)⸗¦dȯrfēən

plural -s

: one of a small sect of 18th century German millenarians

called also Zionite

Word History

Etymology

Ronsdorfer from German, from Ronsdorfer, adjective, of Ronsdorf, from Ronsdorf, city (now part of Wuppertal) in northern Germany where the sect was founded; Ronsdorfian from Ronsdorf + English -ian

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