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Beaconite

Beaconite noun: a supporter of English Quaker Isaac Crewdson and his book A Beacon to the Society of Friends, which claimed that too much emphasis was placed by Quakers on the Inner Light at the expense of Biblical authority.

Noun

Beaconite (plural Beaconites)

  1. (historical) A supporter of English Quaker Isaac Crewdson and his book A Beacon to the Society of Friends, which claimed that too much emphasis was placed by Quakers on the Inner Light at the expense of Biblical authority.

Forms of Beaconite

pluralBeaconites

Origin of Beaconite

From beacon + -ite.

Questions about Beaconite

What does Beaconite mean?
Beaconite means a supporter of English Quaker Isaac Crewdson and his book A Beacon to the Society of Friends, which claimed that too much emphasis was placed by Quakers on the Inner Light at the expense of Biblical authority.
What part of speech is Beaconite?
Beaconite is a noun.
What is the plural of Beaconite?
The plural of Beaconite is Beaconites.

Words near Beaconite in the dictionary

  1. beaconage
  2. beaconages
  3. beaconed
  4. beaconing
  5. beaconings
  6. Beaconite
  7. Beaconites
  8. beaconless
  9. beaconlike
  10. beaconry
  11. beacons

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