Rosicrucian

Meanings

Noun

• A 'Brother' of the 'Order of the Rose Cross'; a member of a Rosicrucian Order.
• A member of certain modern groups or organizations formed for the study of Rosicrucianism and allied subjects.

Adjective

• (of teachings) mystic, occult or esoteric and related to the philosophy of Rosicrucianism.

Origin

• Originally employed in the three Manifestos of the Order, published as anonymous in the early 17th century: Fama Fraternitatis, 1614; Confessio Fraternitatis, 1615; and The Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz, 1616.