Campbellite
Americannoun
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A term of mild contempt, Campbellite is also rejected by those to whom the term applies. These Christians prefer to associate themselves with the teachings of Christ, rather than the teachings of Alexander Campbell.
Etymology
Origin of Campbellite
Example Sentences
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He attended Hiram College, a Campbellite institution, kept detailed diaries in which he developed grandiose poetic projects, studied the Bible and Poe, aspired to be both a major prophet and an independent thinker.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 19 she was a sophisticated young lady who had been to Nashville, read the works of James Oliver Curwood. and belonged to the fashionable Campbellite Church.
From Time Magazine Archive
That he was so punished; and that upon the Committee were seven elders of the Presbyterian church, and one Campbellite minister.
From Discussion on American Slavery by Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge
Here I handed my letter of introduction to William Pace, brother of my neighbor, James Pace, who received us kindly and procured us the liberty of holding forth in the Campbellite chapel.
From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Alfred Henry Lewis
After an exploring tour, we found two churches, a Campbellite and a Methodist.
From A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 by J. Harris (John Harris) Knowles
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