Bedwardism

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noun

The Jamaica Native Baptist Free Church, a religious movement of Jamaica based on Christianity, and according to which Augustown in Jamaica corresponds to Jerusalem for the Western world.

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Meanings

nounBedwardism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe Jamaica Native Baptist Free Church, a religious movement of Jamaica based on Christianity, and according to which Augustown in Jamaica corresponds to Jerusalem for the Western world.

Origin

From Bedward + -ism, named after its prophet Alexander Bedward (1859–1930).

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Bedwardism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bedwardism

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“Bedwardism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bedwardism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bedwardism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bedwardism.

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