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单词 Jordanite
释义 Jordanite2
[f. the proper name Jordan (see below) + -ite1.]
A believer in the doctrines of Jordan, a 20th-century Jamaican preacher who found followers in Guyana.
1934E. Waugh Ninety-two Days ii. 43 The Jordanites are one of the many queer sects that flourish among negroes. They derive their name not..from the river, but from a recently deceased Mr. Jordan from Jamaica.1958J. Carew Black Midas iv. 60 Processions of torch bearing Jordanites passed by the house.1965‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest ix. 113 Brother Polo..was done up in flowing white cotton gown like the Jordanite sect wear.
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