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Definition of Independents
1. independent [n] - See also: independent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Independents
Literary usage of Independents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The bitterness of the Scots against the independents increased daily ...
An intrigue ' was set on foot for a union between the independents and the moderate ..."
2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"Indeed, presbytery had been established by Act of Parliament as the national
church ; and it was chiefly owing to the growing influence of the independents ..."
3. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1873)
"The independents did not recognize the Church of England, in its national form,
... During the reign of Elizabeth, the independents had acquired no ..."
4. Social England: A Record of the Progress of the People in Religion, Laws edited by Henry Duff Traill, James Saumarez Mann (1899)
"This via media met with approval from several men of ability and culture, who,
though not independents, were as jealous as they of clerical ..."
5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"In their subsequent history the independents in England and the ... In other
respects they differ little in doctrine or worship from other independents. ..."
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