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Definition of Hicksite
1. n. A member or follower of the "liberal" party, headed by Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827.
Definition of Hicksite
1. Noun. (US historical) A member or follower of the ''liberal'' party, headed by (w Elias Hicks), which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827. ¹
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