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grindletonian

/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grindle-to-ni-an
IPA
/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an antinomian religious group in seventeenth-century England, which believed in the primacy of God's spirit over the word of the Bible and questioned the authority of ordination.

adj

Relating to this sect or their beliefs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Grindleton + -ian, after Grindleton, Lancashire, where the sect first emerged.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Grindletonians (plural) more Grindletonian (comparative) most Grindletonian (superlative)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce grindletonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does grindletonian mean?
A member of an antinomian religious group in seventeenth-century England, which believed in the primacy of God's spirit over the word of the Bible and questioned the authority of ordination.
Where does grindletonian come from?
From Grindleton + -ian, after Grindleton, Lancashire, where the sect first emerged.

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