单词 | wilburite |
释义 | Wilburiteadj.n. U.S. Now Historical. A. adj. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or designating a conservative American Quaker movement founded in 1845 by John Wilbur. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > Quaker sects and groups > [adjective] > Wilburite Wilburite1845 1845 S. Rodman Diary (1927) 268/1 This is the day of the [Friends'] monthly meeting and the Wilburite schism has divided it into two. 1907 M. J. Taber Just Few ‘Friends’ iii. 165 The majority of Friends in Philadelphia are more Wilburite than Gurneyite in their views. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia VII. 255/2 Schism is often a sign of religious vitality, and so it proved then. Whether Hicksite, Wilburite, or Gurneyite, all branches of Quakerism began to show vigour unknown in their days of torpid unity. B. n. A member of this movement. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > Quaker sects and groups > [noun] > Wilburite Wilburite1853 1853 S. Rodman Diary (1927) 313/1 Fr's Taber, one of the heads of the Wilburites who was absent from his place, was confined by ill health. 1986 Friends' Q. Oct. 149 The article did not go into the details of the orthodox, Hicksite, Gurneyite, Wilburite, Beaconite, universalist, programmed, unprogrammed and evangelical movements within Friends. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1845 |
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