Sebastianism

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese sebastianismo. By surface analysis, Sebastian +‎ ism.

Noun

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.
    • 1992, Edwin Williamson, The Penguin history of Latin America, London, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 72:
      Sebastianism kept alive the spirit of independence in a country now brought under the sovereignty of the Spanish Crown.

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