southcottian

southcottian
\\sau̇thˈkäd.ēən\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Joanna Southcott died 1814 English woman + English -ian
: a follower of Joanna Southcott who claimed to be the bride of Christ and in the last year of her life prophesied that she would give birth to another Messiah

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  • Southcottian — South*cot ti*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Joanna Southcott (1750 1814), an Englishwoman who, professing to have received a miraculous calling, preached and prophesied, and committed many impious absurdities. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • southcottian — south·cot·ti·an …   English syllables

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