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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Plymouth Brethren

/plĭm'-əth brĕth'-rən/ · Plym·outh Breth·ren · IPA
01 The members of a religious sect which first appeared at Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against sectarianism, and reject all of…
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    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. Also: Brethren, Christian Brethren, Plymouthists