Schwenkfelder
noun
Schwenk·feld·er
ˈshfeŋkˌfeldə(r),
ˈshve-
plural -s
: a follower of Kaspar Schwenkfeld who advanced the cause of the Reformation, encouraged laymen to read the Bible, advocated the separation of church and state, and founded small spiritual communities emphasizing a somewhat mystical interpretation of the Christian faith
especially : a member of the present-day Schwenkfelder Church located in Pennsylvania and composed principally of descendants of Schwenkfelders from Europe
Word History
Etymology
German, from Kaspar Schwenkfeld †1561 German Silesian nobleman and Protestant mystic + German -er