Patmosian

St John the Divine on the Isle of Patmos, by Hieronymus Bosch

Meanings

Noun

  • A person from the Isle of Patmos.
  • A believer in Saint John's apocalyptic vision.

Adjective

  • From or similar to the Isle of Patmos.
  • Pertaining to Saint John the Divine or his "Apocalypse".

Origin

  • Patmos + -ian, from the Isle of Patmos, where Saint John the Divine wrote the "Apocalypse" in a cave.

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