Muggletonian

noun

Mug·​gle·​to·​nian

¦məgəl¦tōnēən,

-nyən

plural -s

: one of a British sect identifying its two founders with the witnesses of Revelation 11:3–6, rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity, condemning preaching and prayer, and believing matter to be eternal and reason the creation of the devil

Word History

Etymology

Lodowicke Muggleton †1698 English Puritan tailor, one of the founders + English -an

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