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Gortonian

UK/ɡɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/ɡɔɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Gortonian noun: a religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.

Noun

Gortonian (plural Gortonians)

  1. (historical) A religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.
    Synonyms:
    Gortonist, Gortonite

Synonyms of Gortonian

Forms of Gortonian

pluralGortonians

Origin of Gortonian

From Gorton + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Gortonian

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Questions about Gortonian

What does Gortonian mean?
Gortonian means a religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.
What part of speech is Gortonian?
Gortonian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Gortonian?
Gortonian is pronounced /ɡɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Gortonian?
The plural of Gortonian is Gortonians.

Words near Gortonian in the dictionary

  1. gorsy
  2. gort
  3. Gortatlea
  4. gortdrumite
  5. gorton
  6. Gortonian
  7. Gortonians
  8. Gortonist
  9. Gortonists
  10. Gortonite
  11. Gortonites

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