Revised 2021
† Zionernoun
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What does the noun Zioner mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zioner. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the mid 1700s.
Where does the noun Zioner come from?
Earliest known use
late 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun Zioner is in the late 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zioner is from 1681, in the writing of F. Bampfield.
Nearby entries
- Zinjanthropus, n.1959–
- zinke, n.1773–
- zinnia, n.1761–
- zinnober green, n.1879–
- zinnwaldite, n.1850–
- zino, n.1982–
- Zinovievite, adj. & n.1936–
- Zinoviev letter, n.1924–
- Zion, n.Old English–
- Zion Curtain, n.1951–
- Zioner, n.1681–1760
- Zionism, n.1896–
- Zionist, n. & adj.a1649–
- Zionistic, adj.1887–
- Zionite, n.1596–
- Zionless, adj.1908
- Zionward, adv.1647–
- Zionwards, adv.1674–
- zip, n.² & adj.1900–
- zip, n.³1962–
- zip, n.⁴1968–
Meaning & use
Obsolete.
- 1681–1760A member of a religious group believing in an idealized society or Zion (Zion n. 2a); cf. Zionite n. 1.
- 1681
The Sioners shall be Evangalized and gathered into Church-Flocks, unto a purer way than ever yet.
F. Bampfield, Shem ʾachar: Hist. Declar. Life Shem Acher 18 - 1760
O the carelessness of our Sioners.
J. Rutty, Spiritual Diary (ed. 2) 158
- brotherOld English–A fellow (male) member of the Christian Church as a whole, or of a particular denomination; a fellow Christian. Also more generally: a fellow (male)…
- sisterOld English–A fellow female member of the Christian Church as a whole, or of some body or association within this. Also as a form of address, sometimes with…
- church memberc1475–A member of the Christian community, or of a particular Christian denomination or congregation; a person who belongs to a church.
- churchman1612–A member or supporter of an established church, esp. the Church of England. Cf. kirkman, n. 2.
- religionist1651–A person devoted to religion; an excessively religious person, a zealot. Also: a person professionally occupied with religion, as a minister or…
- churchwoman1681–A female member of a church; spec. a female member or supporter of the Church of England (now chiefly historical). Cf. churchman, n. 3a.
- Zioner1681–1760A member of a religious group believing in an idealized society or Zion (Zion, n. 2a); cf. Zionite, n. 1.
- churchite1791–A supporter of the Christian Church or its doctrine; spec. (in mid to late 19th cent. England) a supporter of the Anglican Church. Also more…
- co-religionist1806–A person who believes in or practises the same religion.
- bredren1809–Originally U.S. regional (in African American usage), in later use chiefly Jamaican. With plural agreement. Brethren, brothers (in various senses)…
- sectarian1818–A member of a particular religious or political group.
- co-religionary1820–A person who believes in or practises the same religion; = co-religionist, n.
- church person1839–A member of a church; a churchman or churchwoman; cf. church people, n.
- fellow-communionist1847–A member of the same communion as another specified person; (in plural) members of the same communion; cf. communion, n. 5.
- triumphalist1967–