abecedarian
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledgeType of sect, religious sect
- a novice learning the rudiments of some subjectType of novice, beginner
Adjective (1)
- alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)Opposite analphabeticSimilar alphabetic, alphabetical
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
A′be·ce·da′ri·an (…), noun
Origin: L. abecedarius. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.
1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. Anthony. Wood
A′be·ce·da′ri·an, A′be·ce′da·ry (…) adjective
Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.
Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet. Hook, Walter Farquhar
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54