Newmanite

American  

[noo-muh-nahyt, nyoo-] / ˈnu məˌnaɪt, ˈnyu- /

noun

1. an adherent of John Henry Newman.

2. a supporter of Newmanism.

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Etymology

Origin of Newmanite

First recorded in 1830–40; Newman + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The class calling itself Evangelical, for instance, may also be Calvinistic; the Newmanite is not, therefore, anti-Romanish.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas

I am a Catholic, but my Catholicism is my own: I am a Newmanite.

From Celibates by Moore, George (George Augustus)

If I was an Evangelical, as an honest man, I would quit the Establishment as Baptist Noel did, and so I would if I were a Newmanite.

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler