Campbellite

Campbellite
Campbellite Camp"bell*ite, n. [From Alexander Campbell, of Virginia.] (Eccl.) A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. See {Christian}, 3. [1913 Webster]

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