Haldanite

noun

Hal·​dan·​ite

ˈhȯl(ˌ)dāˌnīt,

-dəˌ-

plural -s

: a follower of an evangelical movement in Scotland led by the Haldane brothers

Word History

Etymology

James Alexander Haldane †1851 and Robert Haldane †1842, his brother, Scottish clergymen and evangelists + English -ite

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