Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

newmanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: new-man-ite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A follower of the doctrines of John Henry Newman; hence, up to his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1845, a member of the Oxford movement.

Example Sentences

"Russell told Archbishop Howley that the opposition consisted of clergy who shared Newman’s opinions, but had not the honesty to follow Newman to the Church of Rome. […] Howley tried vainly to correct the simple view that the remonstrants were Newmanites."

Etymology

From Newman + -ite, after the prominent Tractarian John Henry Newman.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Newman

Inflected Forms

Newmanites (plural)

Questions

What does newmanite mean?: A follower of the doctrines of John Henry Newman; hence, up to his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1845, a member of the Oxford movement.
Where does newmanite come from?: From Newman + -ite, after the prominent Tractarian John Henry Newman.

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