Aitkenite

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noun

A religious follower of Robert Aitken (1800–1873), Scottish popular preacher who formed The Christian Society, with his following primarily drawn from Methodist and Anglican believers, promoting a mix of evangelism and Tractarianism.

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Meanings

nounAitkenite (plural Aitkenites)

plural Aitkenites

  1. historicalA religious follower of Robert Aitken (1800–1873), Scottish popular preacher who formed The Christian Society, with his following primarily drawn from Methodist and Anglican believers, promoting a mix of evangelism and Tractarianism.

Origin

From Aitken + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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