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nonjuring

nonjuring adjective: describing the bishops, clergy and congregations that refused to swear allegiance to William III of England.

Adjective

nonjuring (not comparable)

  1. (historical, Anglicanism) Describing the bishops, clergy and congregations that refused to swear allegiance to William III of England.
  2. (historical) Describing the bishops and clergy that refused to take the oath of fidelity to the French Nation required under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

Forms of nonjuring

alternative formnon-juring
alternative formnonjurying

Questions about nonjuring

What does nonjuring mean?
Nonjuring means describing the bishops, clergy and congregations that refused to swear allegiance to William III of England.
What part of speech is nonjuring?
Nonjuring is an adjective.

Words near nonjuring in the dictionary

  1. nonjurable
  2. nonjurancy
  3. nonjurant
  4. nonjuridical
  5. nonjuries
  6. nonjuring
  7. nonjurist
  8. nonjuristic
  9. nonjurists
  10. nonjuror
  11. nonjurorism

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