Dosithean

noun

Do·​sith·​e·​an

dōˈsithēən

plural -s

: a member of a Samaritan sect believing in the heretic Dositheus as the Messiah and stressing especially the precepts of the law concerning the Sabbath

Word History

Etymology

Dositheus, 1st century a.d. Jewish heretic + English -an

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