Bogomil

Meaning

Noun

• 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.

Origin

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