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Gortonian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɡɔːˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ɡɔɹˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gortonist, Gortonite

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Gorton + -ian.