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Definition of: Rosicrucian
(rō′zə·kr
′shən, roz′ə-) noun
One who is a member of an international fraternity, said to have originated in Egypt, and devoted to the practical application of an occult philosophy to human relationship. See ILLUMINATI.
—adjective Of or pertaining to this society, its members, or its doctrines. [<L rosae crucis roses of the cross; said to be the trans. of the name of Christian Rosenkranz, 1387–1484, a German to whom the founding of this order has been attributed]
—Ro′si·cru′cian·ism noun
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