Brownist

/ (ˈbraʊnɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who supported the principles of church government advocated by Robert Browne and adopted in modified form by the Independents or Congregationalists

Origin of Brownist

1
C16: named after Robert Browne (?1550–1633), English Puritan

Derived forms of Brownist

  • Brownism, noun

Words Nearby Brownist

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How to use Brownist in a sentence

  • Again, is the pulpit of the Brownist symbolical; and shall not our font and altar be so at least as much?

  • Hereby a clear foundation is laid for the rigid Brownist's confused democracy, and abhorred anarchy.

    The Divine Right of Church Government | Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
  • It was at a Brownist's house, where we had an extraordinary good table.

  • The oldest of the pilgrim fathers was a Peterhouse man, persecuted in England for his Brownist opinions.

    Cambridge | Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
  • For "the Brownist" read "thinks that Amsterdam is erroneous."

    Microcosmography | John Earle