Adullamite

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noun

An inhabitant of Adullam. Near this town there was a cave where David and his allies sought refuge from Saul.

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Meanings

nounAdullamite (plural Adullamites)

plural Adullamites

  1. biblicalAn inhabitant of Adullam. Near this town there was a cave where David and his allies sought refuge from Saul.
  2. UKhistoricalgovernmentA member of the anti-reform faction of the British Liberal Party in the 19th century.

Origin

From Adullam + -ite, in the political sense from a speech by John Bright in Parliament on 13 March 1866 deriding the anti-reformist faction of Edward Horsman as a “Cave of Adullam”, i.e. a group of malcontents.

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Translations

Portuguese adulamita
  • adulamitainhabitant of Adullam
Spanish adulamita
  • adulamitainhabitant of Adullam
Cite this entry
APA

Adullamite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adullamite

MLA

“Adullamite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adullamite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adullamite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adullamite.

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