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Campbellitenoun
A member of any of various religious groups historically descended from the nineteenth-century Restoration Movement.
Campbelliteadjective
Of or pertaining to any of these groups.
Etymology: after Thomas and Alexander Campbell.
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Campbellite
Campbellite is a mildly pejorative term referring to adherents of certain religious groups that have historic roots in the Restoration Movement, among whose most prominent 19th-century leaders were Thomas and Alexander Campbell. Members of these groups generally consider the term Campbellite inappropriate, saying that they are followers of Jesus, not Campbell.: 85–87 : 91–93 They draw parallels with Martin Luther's protest of the name Lutherans: 162, 163 and the Anabaptists' protest of the name given to them by their enemies. With specific reference to the early Restoration Movement, "[t]he terms Campbellism and Campbellites were universally rejected by those to whom they were applied.": 86
Webster Dictionary
Campbellitenoun
a member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. See Christian, 3
Etymology: [From Alexander Campbell, of Virginia.]
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Campbellite
Campbellite is a mildly pejorative term referring to adherents of certain religious groups that have historic roots in the Restoration Movement, among whose most prominent 19th century leaders were Thomas and Alexander Campbell. Members of these groups generally consider the term "Campbellite" inappropriate, saying that they are followers of Jesus, not Campbell. They draw parallels with Martin Luther's protest of the name "Lutherans". With specific reference to the early Restoration Movement, "[t]he terms Campbellism and Campellites were universally rejected by those to whom they were applied."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Campbellite
kam′bel-īt, n. a follower of Alexander Campbell (1788-1866), founder of the sect known as the 'Disciples of Christ.'
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of campbellite in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of campbellite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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