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Winebrennarian, n. (and a.) U.S.|waɪnbrəˈnɛərɪən|
Also Winebrennerian.
[f. the name of John Winebrenner (1797–1860), founder member of the sect + -arian.]
A name given to a member of the Church of God, an evangelical sect founded in 1830 in Pennsylvania. Occas. also as adj.
1867W. H. Dixon New Amer. II. xxix. 309 No sect escaped this rage for separation..[neither] River Brethren, nor Winebrennarians. 1889Cent. Dict., Winebrennerian..a. and n. 1903Christian Advocate 8 Jan. 7 Christian Scientists..Church of God (Winebrennarian). 1925T. Dreiser Amer. Tragedy (1926) II. ii. xlvii. 65 It was the summer seat and gathering place of some small religious organization or group—the Winebrennarians of Pennsylvania. 1974R. Kern John Winebrenner p. vii, It would be regrettable if only ‘Winebrennerians’ of all sorts read the book. |