Josephite

== English == === Etymology === From Joseph +‎ -ite. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zəˌfaɪt/, /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.səˌfaɪt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.zəˌfaɪt/, /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.səˌfaɪt/ Hyphenation: Jo‧se‧phite, Jo‧seph‧ite === Noun === Josephite (plural Josephites) 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. A student or alumnus of St Joseph Higher Secondary School, Dhaka. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Josephite marriage ==== Translations ==== === See also === Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel) (descendants of the patriarch Jacob, later renamed Israel): Asher (Asherite), Benjamin (Benjaminite), Dan (Danite), Gad (Gadite), Issachar (Issacharite), Joseph (Josephite: Ephraim (Ephraimite), Manasseh (Manassite)), Judah (Judahite), Levi (Levite), Naphtali (Naphtalite), Reuben (Reubenite), Simeon (Simeonite), Zebulun (Zebulunite) Israel Israeli Israelite Israelitic Israelitish Jew Jewish Judah Judean === References ===