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Grindletonianism
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English
Etymology
From en Grindletonian ism.
Noun
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en historical The antinomian beliefs and practice of the Grindletonians, who flourished in England during the seventeenth century.
en 1972 Christopher Hill (historian) Christopher Hill The World Turned Upside Down Folio Society 2016 62 Grindletonianism is the only English sect which takes its name from a place rather than a person or set of beliefs, and there is significance in this.
en 2012 w:William H. Brackney Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity 143 Brerley's congregation constituted the heart of Grindletonianism, and it is likely that many of the tenets of the group emerged from various factions in the congregation.