ABECEDARIAN

abecedarian

(adjective) alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)

Abecedarian

(noun) a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge

abecedarian

(noun) a novice learning the rudiments of some subject

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

abecedarian (plural abecedarians)

Someone who is learning the alphabet. [Early 17^th century.]

An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning. [Early 17^th century.]

(archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning. [Early 17^th century.]

(rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.

Synonyms

• See also beginner

Adjective

abecedarian (comparative more abecedarian, superlative most abecedarian)

(now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary. [Mid 17^th century.]

Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets. [Mid 17^th century.]

Arranged in an alphabetical manner. [Mid 17^th century.]

Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.

Etymology

Noun

Abecedarian (plural Abecedarians)

(historical) A member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect, follower of the Zwickau prophets (and specially of Thomas Storch), who believed that any kind of knowledge (even basic reading and writing) would keep one from reaching obtaining salvation. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

A`be*ce*da"ri*an, n. Etym: [L. abecedarius. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.]

1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.

2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. Wood.

A`be*ce*da"ri*an, A`be*ce"da*ry, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary. Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. Hook.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition