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1. Williams, Roger Williamsnoun

   English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)

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1. Roger Williams

   Roger Williams (c. 21st December, 1603—1st April, 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the U.S. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, now the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with Native Americans.Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". In 1638, he founded the First Baptist Church in America, in Providence. Williams studied the indigenous languages of New England and published the first book-length study of a native North American language in English.

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1. roger williams

   Roger Williams was an English theologian, Puritan minister, and colonial founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in North America. Born around 1603 and educated at the University of Cambridge, he was known for his strong viewpoints on religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Williams was ahead of his time in his relations with Native Americans, advocating for fair dealings and peaceful coexistence. His ideas influenced the development of democratic principles in the United States.

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1. Roger Williams

   Roger Williams, born Louis Jacob Weertz, was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums.

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   The numerical value of roger williams in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The word' Democratic Providence' is for God's divine providence in giving Roger Williams a place to establish the American principle of religious liberty and church-state separation, you want to wipe that away ?

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1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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