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Zionite|ˈzaɪənaɪt|
[f. Zion + -ite1.]
a. A citizen of Zion; one of the chosen people of God.
b. One of a sect so called: see quot. 1886.
1675T. Brooks Gold. Key Wks. 1867 V. 342 The Zionites, the people of God, the citizens of Zion. 1882–3Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. II. 1604 The Zionites in Norway. 1886Encycl. Brit. XX. 842/2 Founded in 1737 by the followers of Elias Eller, a religious enthusiast, Ronsdorf received town-rights in 1745. The Ronsdorf sect, the members of which called themselves Zionites, is now extinct. |