Grindletonian

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UK/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌɡɹɪn.dəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

noun

A member of an antinomian religious group in seventeenth-century England, which believed in the primacy of God's spirit over the word of the Bible and questioned the authority of ordination.

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Meanings

nounGrindletonian (plural Grindletonians)

plural Grindletonians

  1. A member of an antinomian religious group in seventeenth-century England, which believed in the primacy of God's spirit over the word of the Bible and questioned the authority of ordination.
adjectiveGrindletonian (comparative more Grindletonian, superlative most Grindletonian)

comparative more Grindletonian · superlative most Grindletonian

  1. Relating to this sect or their beliefs.

    Governor Winthrop attributed the heresies of Mistress Anne Hutchinson to Grindletonian doctrines.

    1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 63

Origin

From Grindleton + -ian, after Grindleton, Lancashire, where the sect first emerged.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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