Josephite

noun

Jo·​seph·​ite ˈjō-zə-ˌfīt 

-sə-

: a member of St. Joseph's Society of the Sacred Heart founded in 1871 in Baltimore, Md. and devoted to missionary work among Black Americans

Examples of Josephite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was also related to Father John Henry Dorsey, a Josephite who was the second Black priest in the United States at the time of his ordination in 1902 by James Cardinal Gibbons at the Basilica of the Assumption. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023

Attempts Friday to reach Linden, his family and the Josephite order were not successful. — Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Josephite

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite