Rosicrucian

[,rəuzi'kru:ʃjən;,rɔ-]

Definition

(noun.) a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore.

(noun.) a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society.

(adj.) of or relating to the Rosicrucians .

Editor: Quentin--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One who, in the 17th century and the early part of the 18th, claimed to belong to a secret society of philosophers deeply versed in the secrets of nature, -- the alleged society having existed, it was stated, several hundred years.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts.

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Definition

n. one of a secret society of the 17th century the members of which made great pretensions to an acquaintance with the secrets of Nature the transmutation of metals power over elemental spirits magical signatures &c.—n. Rosicru′cianism.

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