Sebastianism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sebastian +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

Sebastianism (uncountable)

  1. The folkloric belief that King Sebastian of Portugal (1554–1578) will return from the dead to lead the Portuguese or Brazilian people as a messiah.

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