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Kensitite|ˈkɛnzɪtaɪt|
[f. the surname Kensit (see below): see -ite1.]
A follower of John Kensit (1853–1902), a Low Church extremist who objected to alleged Romanizing aspects of the Anglican Church.
1898Tablet 6 Aug. 207/1 It was disloyalty, with which Mr. Drummond and his brethren were charged by an irate and portly Kensitite with a Hyde Park voice. 1904Daily Chron. 5 Mar. 6/6 The cheering of the ‘Kensitites’ brought a crowd quickly to the scene. 1907Ibid. 14 May 5/4 Some of the audience endeavoured to expel the Kensitites. 1927W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 50 The Ritualists, strongly opposed by the Kensitites or followers of John Kensit. 1928Daily Express 1 Dec. 11 (heading) Kensitite protests at the new Archbishop's election. 1936A. Huxley Eyeless in Gaza iv. 29 The Ritualists and the Kensitites were at it again.
Add: Hence ˈKensitism n., the doctrine or beliefs of the Kensitites.
1898Church Times 7 Oct. 375/4 Last week we asked Dr. Moule to take note of this curious alliance between Kensitism and Popery. 1936Irish News 17 Nov. 2/4 Orator of Kensitism. |