English Explanatory Dictionary

Muggletonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a small Protestant Christian sect most prominent in 17th- and 18th-century England.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers.

Pronunciation

/ˌmʌɡəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ /ˌmʌɡəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word forms

Muggletonian Muggletonians more Muggletonian most Muggletonian

Etymology

From Muggleton + -ian, for Lodowicke Muggleton, English sectarian.

Derived words

Muggletonianism
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