Independentism
See also: independentism
English
Etymology
From independent + -ism.
Proper noun
Independentism
- Independency
- pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden
- In the Brownist system, each congregation is independent of every other; hence the origin of the terms Congregationalism and Independentism.
- pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden
References
- “Independentism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.