abecedarian

• WordNet 3.6
  • adj abecedarian alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)
  • n Abecedarian a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
  • n abecedarian a novice learning the rudiments of some subject
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• • Abecedarian One engaged in teaching the alphabet.
  • Abecedarian One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
  • a Abecedarian Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
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• • abecedarian Pertaining to or formed by the letters of the alphabet.
  • abecedarian Pertaining to the learning of the alphabet, or to one engaged in learning it; hence, relating to the first steps in learning.
  • abecedarian Another form is abecedary.
  • n abecedarian One who teaches or learns the letters of the alphabet.
  • n abecedarian [capitalized] A follower of Nicolas Storch, an Anabaptist of Germany, in the sixteenth century. The Abecedarians are said to have been so called because Storch taught that study or even a knowledge of the letters was unnecessary, since the Holy Spirit would impart directly a sufficient understanding of the Scriptures.
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• • adj Abecedarian ā-be-se-dā′ri-an pertaining to the a, b, c: rudimentary
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