Gurneyite

noun

Gur·​ney·​ite

-ˌīt

plural -s

: a follower of an English Friend who toured America preaching an evangelical Christianity that stressed biblical authority, the atonement, justification, and sanctification compare wilburite

Word History

Etymology

Joseph J. Gurney †1847 English Quaker minister + English -ite

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