Etymology

Sebastianism

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Today it means: The folkloric belief that King Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578) will return from the dead to lead the Portuguese or Brazilian people as a messiah. Full definition →

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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromsebastianismo
  2. English todaySebastianism

Borrowed from Portuguese sebastianismo. By surface analysis, Sebastian + ism.

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