I. -ˌnīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin Simeonitae Simeonites, from Simeon, second son of the patriarch Jacob + Latin -itae, plural of -ita -ite
: a member of the Hebrew tribe of Simeon
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Charles Simeon died 1836 + English -ite
1. : a follower of the clerical leader Charles Simeon of the Evangelical Revival in the Church of England and founder of a trust for purchasing advowsons for Low Churchmen
2. : low churchman