SECEDER

Noun

Seceder (plural Seceders)

(historical) A follower of the 18th-century secession movement from the Church of Scotland.

Anagrams

• creesed, decrees, recedes

Etymology

Noun

seceder (plural seceders)

One who secedes, such as from a country or organization

Anagrams

• creesed, decrees, recedes

Source: Wiktionary


Se*ced"er, n.

1. One who secedes.

2. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: One of a numerous body of Presbyterians in Scotland who seceded from the communion of the Established Church, about the year 1733, and formed the Secession Church, so called.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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