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Wilburite

[ wil-buh-rahyt ]

noun

, History/Historical.
  1. a supporter of John Wilbur (1774–1856), an American Quaker who preached against the evangelicalism of the Gurneyites. The Wilburites eventually joined a similar and still existing fellowship known as Conservative Friends.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wilburite1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; from Wilbur + -ite 1

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