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Aitkenite

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Etymology

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From Aitken +‎ -ite.

Noun

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Aitkenite (plural Aitkenites)

  1. (historical) A religious follower of Robert Aitken (1800–1873), Scottish popular preacher who formed The Christian Society, with his following primarily drawn from Methodist and Anglican believers, promoting a mix of evangelism and Tractarianism.