Brownist
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of Brownist
C16: named after Robert Browne (?1550–1633), English Puritan
Example Sentences
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An't be any way, it must be with valour; for Policy I hate: I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician.
From Hills of the Shatemuc by Warner, Susan
Lucifer's Lacky: the true character of a dissembling Brownist, 1641.
From Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by Earle, John
I reckon, as Aunt Joyce saith, there is more Jack than Brownist in them.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Holt, Emily Sarah
"I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician," said the folly of Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the wisdom of Shakespeare.
From Milton by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
When Elizabeth died in 1603, the Brownist Puritans or Separatists were well established in Holland; they had been there twenty years.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse
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