ROSICRUCIAN

noun Etymology: Christian Rosenkreutz (New Latin Rosae Crucis) reputed 15th century founder of the movement Date: 1624 an adherent of a 17th and 18th century movement professing esoteric and occult wisdom with emphasis on mysticism and spiritual enlightenment, a member of one of several organizations held to be descended from the ~s, ~ adjective ~ism noun