gortonian

gortonian
\\gȯ(r)ˈtōnēən\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Samuel Gorton died 1677 American religious leader + English -ian
: one of a short-lived sect composed of followers of Samuel Gorton originally of Massachusetts and later of Rhode Island who rejected all outward forms and clergy and held that Christ was both human and divine and that heaven and hell exist only in the mind

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  • gortonian — gor·to·ni·an …   English syllables

  • gortonist — ˈgȯ(r)tənə̇st noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: S. Gorton + ist : gortonian …   Useful english dictionary

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