hicksite

Noun

Meaning

A member or follower of the "liberal" party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

The Children of Peace were founded during the War of 1812 after a schism in the Society of Friends in York County. citation A further schism occurred in 1828, leaving two branches, "Orthodox" Quakers and "Hicksite" Quakers. Source: Internet

By the 1840s, some Hicksite Quakers determined to bring women and men together in the faith as an expression of their spiritual equality. Source: Internet

She maintained her membership in the local Hicksite body but did not attend its meetings. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia Hicksian Hicksism Hickson Hickson compact group hicksploitation