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Hicksite

Hicksite noun: a member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.

Noun

Hicksite (plural Hicksites)

  1. (US, historical) A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.

Forms of Hicksite

pluralHicksites

Origin of Hicksite

From Hicks + -ite.

Questions about Hicksite

What does Hicksite mean?
Hicksite means a member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.
What part of speech is Hicksite?
Hicksite is a noun.
What is the plural of Hicksite?
The plural of Hicksite is Hicksites.

Words near Hicksite in the dictionary

  1. hickry
  2. hicks
  3. Hickses
  4. Hicksian
  5. Hicksism
  6. Hicksite
  7. Hicksites
  8. Hickson
  9. Hickson compact group
  10. hicksploitation
  11. hickster

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