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 Sebastian (St.).Second. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Sebas’tianistes.
 
Persons who believe that Dom Sebastian, who fell in the battle of Alcazarquebir in 1578, will return to earth, when Brazil will become the chief kingdom of the earth.   1
   A similar tradition is attached to several other names.   2
 


 Sebastian (St.).Second. 

 
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