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Grindletonian.

A member of an antinomian religious group in seventeenth-century England, which believed in the primacy of God's spirit over the word of the Bible and questioned the authority of ordination.

13 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. A member of an antinomian religious group in seventeenth-century England, which believed in the primacy of God's spirit over the word of the Bible and questioned the authority of ordination.

Where this word comes from

From Grindleton + -ian, after Grindleton, Lancashire, where the sect first emerged.

adj/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/General-American
  1. Relating to this sect or their beliefs.

Where this word comes from

From Grindleton + -ian, after Grindleton, Lancashire, where the sect first emerged.

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