Josephite

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• 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.

Origin

• Joseph + -ite