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Definition: CAMPBELLITE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Campbellite" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1835. (references)

Note: Campbellite \Camp"bell*ite\, noun. [From Alexander Campbell, of Virginia.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CAMPBELLITE

Domain Definition
Literature Campbellite (3 syl.). A follower of John McLeod Campbell, who taught the universality of the atonement, for which, in 1831, he was deposed. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: CAMPBELLITE

Campbellite

Campbellite refers to any of the religious groups historically descended from the Restoration Movement, a religious reform movement in the early 19th century in the United States. The major groups are:

  • The Churches of Christ movement
  • Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
  • The Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ
  • The churches of Christ (non-institutional)

Some (though not all) members of these groups consider the term "Campbellite" derogatory, saying that they are followers of Jesus, not Campbell. They draw parallels with Martin Luther's protest of the name "Lutherans." Others deem it a neutral tribute to the origins of their churches in the work of Thomas Campbell and Alexander Campbell (among others). These groups were originally called "reformed Baptist", but were not related to the Reformed Baptist tradition.

Other prominent individuals in the early movement included Sidney Rigdon and Parley P. Pratt, who, along with more than 3,000 of their adherents converted to Mormonism in the 1830s in Ohio.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Campbellite". Image Credit.
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