Bogomil

Bogomil

English

Alternative forms

• Bogomile

Etymology

From the name of the priest Bogomil, who supposedly founded the sect, literally meaning "dear to God", from bog (“god”) (compare Common Slavic *bogъ) and mil (“dear”) (compare Common Slavic *milъ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɒɡəmɪl/

Noun

Bogomil (plural Bogomils)

1. (Christianity, historical) A member of a dualist Christian sect which flourished in the Balkans during the 10th to 15th centuries and was characterized by resistance to the state and church authorities.

Derived terms

• Bogomilism

Translations

member of a dualist Christian sect

Armenian: բոգոմիլ (bogomil) Belarusian: багамі́л m (bahamíl) Bulgarian: богоми́л m (bogomíl) French: bogomile (fr) m or f German: Bogomile m, Bogomilin f Greek: βογόμιλος m (vogómilos)

Hungarian: bogumil Polish: bogomił m Portuguese: bogomilo Russian: богоми́л (ru) m (bogomíl), богоми́лка f (bogomílka) Ukrainian: богоми́л m (bohomýl)