Nicholiten.

Brit.

/ˈnɪkəlʌɪt/,

/ˈnɪkl̩ʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈnɪkəˌlaɪt/

Forms: 1700s Nicolite (irregular), 1800s– Nicholite.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nichols , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Joseph Nichols (1730–82), U.S. farmer and founder of the body + -ite suffix¹.

Church History.

A member of a religious body established by 1766 in Delaware and Maryland, United States, holding similar beliefs to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) but advocating a more extreme simplicity of dress and lifestyle.The Nicholites merged with the Society of Friends, of which Joseph Nichols was originally a member, c1800.

ΚΠ

1786 Maryland Jrnl. 21 Feb. 3/2 Not a Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Dunkard, Menonist, Nicolite nor even the peacable old Quaker, can now be prevailed with to contribute a single farthing towards the good design.

1804 L. Dow Hist. Cosmopolite (1814) 196 At night I lodged with one of the Nicholites, a kind of Quakers who do not feel free to wear coloured cloaths.

1874 C. C. Dawson Coll. Family Rec. 274 The Nicholites practiced extreme plainness of dress and manner of life, wearing only home-made materials in their natural shades..and even abstaining from the cultivation of natural objects of beauty, as of flowers.

1969 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 35 320 In Delaware.., the gradual abolition movement before 1800 was principally confined to the Society of Friends, the Nicholites, a few Methodists and Presbyterians, and two abolition societies.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nicholite
释义	Nicholiten. Brit. /ˈnɪkəlʌɪt/, /ˈnɪkl̩ʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈnɪkəˌlaɪt/ Forms: 1700s Nicolite (irregular), 1800s– Nicholite. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Nichols , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Joseph Nichols (1730–82), U.S. farmer and founder of the body + -ite suffix¹. Church History. A member of a religious body established by 1766 in Delaware and Maryland, United States, holding similar beliefs to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) but advocating a more extreme simplicity of dress and lifestyle.The Nicholites merged with the Society of Friends, of which Joseph Nichols was originally a member, c1800. ΚΠ 1786 Maryland Jrnl. 21 Feb. 3/2 Not a Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Dunkard, Menonist, Nicolite nor even the peacable old Quaker, can now be prevailed with to contribute a single farthing towards the good design. 1804 L. Dow Hist. Cosmopolite (1814) 196 At night I lodged with one of the Nicholites, a kind of Quakers who do not feel free to wear coloured cloaths. 1874 C. C. Dawson Coll. Family Rec. 274 The Nicholites practiced extreme plainness of dress and manner of life, wearing only home-made materials in their natural shades..and even abstaining from the cultivation of natural objects of beauty, as of flowers. 1969 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 35 320 In Delaware.., the gradual abolition movement before 1800 was principally confined to the Society of Friends, the Nicholites, a few Methodists and Presbyterians, and two abolition societies. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1786
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