| Webster's Online Dictionary |
Date "FAMILISTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Familists Members of the "Family of Love," a fanatical sect founded by David George, of Delft, in 1556. They maintained that all men are of one family, and should love each other as brothers and sisters. Their system is called Familism. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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