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Gortonian

UK/ɡɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/ɡɔɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

noun

A religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.

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Gortonist Gortonite

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Meanings

nounGortonian (plural Gortonians)

plural Gortonians

historicalA religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.
Synonyms: Gortonist, Gortonite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA religious follower of Samuel Gorton (1593–1677), an early settler and civic leader of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and President of the towns of Providence and Warwick. His outspoken religious beliefs differed from the dominant Puritan theology.

Similar

Gortonist Gortonite

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gortonist gortonite

Origin

From Gorton + -ian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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