Sacheverellian
Sacheverellian adjective: of or relating to Henry Sacheverell (1674–1724), English high-church Anglican clergyman.
Adjective
Sacheverellian (comparative more Sacheverellian, superlative most Sacheverellian)
- Of or relating to Henry Sacheverell (1674–1724), English high-church Anglican clergyman.
Noun
Sacheverellian (plural Sacheverellians)
- A supporter of Henry Sacheverell and his preaching.
- The Parson of our Parish is one of those modern High-Churchmen who carry the Doctrine of Passive Obedience higher than ever the Sacheverellians did ;1737, "A Yeoman of Kent", “To the Author of the London Magazine”, in The London Magazine; Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, page 60
- I do not find how his excellency can be justly censured for favouring none but high-church, high-flyers, termagants, laudists, sacheverellians, tip-top-gallon-men, jaocobites, tantivys, anti-hanoverians, friends to popery and the pretender and to arbitrary power, disobligers of England, breakers of...1784, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Sheridan, The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift, page 256
Forms of Sacheverellian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Sacheverellian |
| superlative | most Sacheverellian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Sacheverellians |
Origin of Sacheverellian
From Sacheverell + -ian.
Questions about Sacheverellian
- What does Sacheverellian mean?
- Sacheverellian means of or relating to Henry Sacheverell (1674–1724), English high-church Anglican clergyman.
- What part of speech is Sacheverellian?
- Sacheverellian can be an adjective or a noun.
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