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hicksite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hick-site
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.

American usage

Etymology

From Hicks + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hicksites (plural)

Questions

What does hicksite mean?
A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.
Where does hicksite come from?
From Hicks + -ite.

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