Campbellite

[ kam-buh-lahyt, kam-uh- ]

/ ˈkæm bəˌlaɪt, ˈkæm ə- /

noun Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

a member of the Disciples of Christ.

Origin of Campbellite

1820–30, Americanism; A. Campbell + -ite¹

usage note for Campbellite

A term of mild contempt, Campbellite is also rejected by those to whom the term applies. These Christians prefer to associate themselves with the teachings of Christ, rather than the teachings of Alexander Campbell.

Example sentences from the Web for campbellite

Baker is a Campbellite; and therefore, as I suppose, with few exceptions got all that church.

The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume One |Abraham Lincoln
You are not the lady who came to Bensonville and stayed at the Campbellite ministers?

The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton |Wardon Allan Curtis
He was a Campbellite preacher who, according to Ford, had been a public defaulter and had been "silenced" by his church.

The Story of the Mormons |William Alexander Linn
Exceptions should be made in favor of the Christian, or Campbellite, and as a general thing, the M. E. churches.

History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III) |Various

Lin had joined the Campbellite Church for the reason that it was the furthest from the Baptist belief, so she claimed.

Watch Yourself Go By |Al. G. Field

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Campbellite

noun Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

Origin of Campbellite

usage note for Campbellite

Example sentences from the Web for campbellite