Hicksite

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noun

A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.

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Meanings

nounHicksite (plural Hicksites)

plural Hicksites

  1. UShistoricalA member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.

Origin

From Hicks + -ite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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