Independentism
See also: independentism
English
Etymology
independent + -ism
Proper noun
Independentism
- Independency
- pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden
- In the Brownist system, each congregation is independent of every other; hence the origin of the terms Congregationalism and Independentism.
- pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden
References
- “Independentism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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