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Gortonians

Gortonians is the plural of Gortonian.

Meaning of Gortonian

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

Questions about Gortonians

What is Gortonians the plural of?
Gortonians is the plural of Gortonian.

Words near Gortonians in the dictionary

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

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