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Muggletonian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmʌɡəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌmʌɡəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a small Protestant Christian sect most prominent in 17th- and 18th-century England.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From Muggleton + -ian, for Lodowicke Muggleton, English sectarian.