Home › Words › J › johannismjohannismjohannism means A variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.EtymologyFrom Johan (“John”) + -ism. From Saint John, John the Baptist.nounA variety of messianic Judaism which believed that John the Baptist was the Saviour, the Christ.A variety of Christianity which rejected Jesus of Nazareth as the Christ the Savior, and accepted John the Baptist as the Saviour Christ.A sect which worships John the BaptistA sect of followers of John the BaptistDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.johannite 71% match — A rare green uranium sulfate mineral. vs johannism →johannian 62% match — Johannine; relating to John vs johannism →sabbatianism 55% match — A Jewish messianic movement of the 17th century, centred around Sabbatai Zevi (1626–1676). vs johannism →messianic 54% match — Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah. vs johannism →jovinianist 53% match — An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time. vs johannism →jehovism 52% match — Jehovist beliefs or principles generally. vs johannism →messiah 51% match — The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ. vs johannism →nonmessianic 51% match — Not messianic. vs johannism →