Dowieite

noun

Dow·​ie·​ite

-ēˌīt

plural -s

: a member of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion, a religious organization chiefly centered in Zion City near Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1896 by John Alexander Dowie and devoted originally to the practice of a religious communal life, faith healing, and abstinence

Word History

Etymology

John A. Dowie †1907 Scottish religious leader in the U.S. + English -ite

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