Faithistn.adj.
/ˈfeɪθɪst/, U.S. /ˈfeɪθᵻst/ A member of a sect whose beliefs are based on the text of Oahspe: A New Bible (1882), written by U.S. dentist John Ballou Newbrough (1828–91), purportedly by automatic writing. Also attributive or as adj.The main community of Faithists was founded in New Mexico in 1894.
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Faithist1882
1882 Christian Life 24 June 297/3 The Faithists intend to worship Jehovah in the use of vegetables instead of meat as food.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 25 June 10/1 The Faithist Community..whose comprehensive gospel ranges from the creation of man to the ‘glory and labours of the gods and goddesses of the Etherian Heavens’.
1928 Sunday Disp. 29 July 9/5 The Faithists originated in America. There are only two or three hundred in Great Britain—most of them in London and the Home Counties.
1970 W. La Barre Ghost Dance 626 About 1894 the Faithists founded a community called Shalam in New Mexico, in accordance with the Book of Jehovih's Kingdom on Earth.
2007 R. Melzer Buried Treasures x. 250 Members of the Faithist community in Montrose Colorado erected a stone marker over Newbrough's grave in November 1952.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1882