Josephite

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Josephite

/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zəˌfaɪt/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.səˌfaɪt/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/ US
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.səˌfaɪt/ US

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From Joseph + -ite.

noun Josephites

A descendant of the biblical patriarch Joseph and the two half tribes which descended from his sons Ephraim (Ephraimites) and Manasseh (Manassites).
A student or alumnus of St Joseph's College, Allahabad.
A student or alumnus of St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka.
One of the Russian followers of hegumen Joseph Volotsky, who advocated the church's ownership of land, social activity and charity.
A member of a late 1920s-1940s movement in the Russian Orthodox Church, followers of Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovykh).
A member of Josephites-CJ, a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Belgium.
A member of St. Joseph's Missionary Society.
A member of the Josephite Fathers, a Roman Catholic religious order originally established to minister to African Americans, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
A Latter Day Saint adherent tracing Restorationist priesthood lineage through Joseph Smith III, son of the movement's founder.
A member of the Congregation of Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart.

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noun follower of Joseph Volotsky

Русский	иосифля́нин iosifljánin

noun follower of Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovykh)

Русский	иосифля́нин iosifljánin

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"Josephite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/josephite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Josephite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/josephite.

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@misc{josephite_2026,
  title = {Josephite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/josephite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}