Gortonian

noun

Gor·​to·​ni·​an

gȯ(r)ˈtōnēən

plural -s

: one of a short-lived sect composed of followers of Samuel Gorton originally of Massachusetts and later of Rhode Island who rejected all outward forms and clergy and held that Christ was both human and divine and that heaven and hell exist only in the mind

Word History

Etymology

Samuel Gorton †1677 American religious leader + English -ian

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