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Aitkenite

Aitkenite noun: a religious follower of Robert Aitken (1800–1873), Scottish popular preacher who formed The Christian Society, with his following primarily drawn from Methodist and Anglican believers, promoting a mix of evangelism and Tractarianism.

Noun

Aitkenite (plural Aitkenites)

  1. (historical) A religious follower of Robert Aitken (1800–1873), Scottish popular preacher who formed The Christian Society, with his following primarily drawn from Methodist and Anglican believers, promoting a mix of evangelism and Tractarianism.

Forms of Aitkenite

pluralAitkenites

Origin of Aitkenite

From Aitken + -ite.

Questions about Aitkenite

What does Aitkenite mean?
Aitkenite means a religious follower of Robert Aitken (1800–1873), Scottish popular preacher who formed The Christian Society, with his following primarily drawn from Methodist and Anglican believers, promoting a mix of evangelism and Tractarianism.
What part of speech is Aitkenite?
Aitkenite is a noun.
What is the plural of Aitkenite?
The plural of Aitkenite is Aitkenites.

Words near Aitkenite in the dictionary

  1. aitiology
  2. aition
  3. Aitken
  4. Aitkenhead
  5. Aitkenism
  6. Aitkenite
  7. Aitkenites
  8. Aitkens
  9. Aitkin
  10. Aitkin County
  11. Aitkins

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