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plymouth brethren
CIDE DICTIONARY
plymouth brethren,
The members of a religious sect which first appeared at Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy. Also called Brethren , Christian Brethren , Plymouthists , etc. The Darbyites are a division of the Brethren. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plymouth brethren, n.pl. a strict Calvinistic religious body formed at Plymouth in Devon c.1830, having no formal creed and no official order of ministers.
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