Zioner, n.

zioner
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Revised 2021

# † Zionernoun

## Factsheet

### 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

1. Zinjanthropus, n. 1959–
2. zinke, n. 1773–
3. zinnia, n. 1761–
4. zinnober green, n. 1879–
5. zinnwaldite, n. 1850–
6. zino, n. 1982–
7. Zinovievite, adj. & n. 1936–
8. Zinoviev letter, n. 1924–
9. Zion, n. Old English–
10. Zion Curtain, n. 1951–
11. Zioner, n.1681–1760
12. Zionism, n. 1896–
13. Zionist, n. & adj. a1649–
14. Zionistic, adj. 1887–
15. Zionite, n. 1596–
16. Zionless, adj. 1908
17. Zionward, adv. 1647–
18. Zionwards, adv. 1674–
19. zip, n.² & adj. 1900–
20. zip, n.³ 1962–
21. zip, n.⁴ 1968–

## Meaning & use

Obsolete.

1. 1681–1760
   A member of a religious group believing in an idealized society or Zion (Zion n. 2a); cf. Zionite n. 1.
   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
   2. 1760

      > O the carelessness of our Sioners.

      J. Rutty, Spiritual Diary (ed. 2) 158
   religion
   1. brother Old 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)…
   2. sister Old 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…
   3. church member c1475–
      A member of the Christian community, or of a particular Christian denomination or congregation; a person who belongs to a church.
   4. churchman 1612–
      A member or supporter of an established church, esp. the Church of England. Cf. kirkman, n. 2.
   5. religionist 1651–
      A person devoted to religion; an excessively religious person, a zealot. Also: a person professionally occupied with religion, as a minister or…
   6. churchwoman 1681–
      A female member of a church; spec. a female member or supporter of the Church of England (now chiefly historical). Cf. churchman, n. 3a.
   7. Zioner 1681–1760
      A member of a religious group believing in an idealized society or Zion (Zion, n. 2a); cf. Zionite, n. 1.
   8. churchite 1791–
      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…
   9. co-religionist 1806–
      A person who believes in or practises the same religion.
   10. bredren 1809–
       Originally U.S. regional (in African American usage), in later use chiefly Jamaican. With plural agreement. Brethren, brothers (in various senses)…
   11. sectarian 1818–
       A member of a particular religious or political group.
   12. co-religionary 1820–
       A person who believes in or practises the same religion; = co-religionist, n.
   13. church person 1839–
       A member of a church; a churchman or churchwoman; cf. church people, n.
   14. fellow-communionist 1847–
       A member of the same communion as another specified person; (in plural) members of the same communion; cf. communion, n. 5.
   15. triumphalist 1967–
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Originally published as part of the entry for Zion, n.

Zion, n. was revised in March 2021.