English Explanatory Dictionary

Gortonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.

Pronunciation

/ɡɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ /ɡɔɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word forms

Gortonian Gortonians

Etymology

From Gorton + -ian.

Synonyms

Gortonist Gortonite
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