Brethrenismn.
/ˈbrɛðr(ᵻ)nɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈbrɛð(ə)rəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The religious beliefs and practices of the Plymouth Brethren or other similar groups. Cf. Brethren at brother n. 8c.
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Plymouthism1840
Brethrenism1841
Plymouth Brethrenism1841
Plymouth-brotherism1848
Darbyism1876
1841 Primitive Church Mag. Nov. 255 The low estate of several of our churches referred to, has no connexion whatever, either directly or indirectly, with Brethrenism.
1883 Bookseller's Catal. 55 Brethrenism.—Kelley's (W.) Lectures on the Book of Isaiah.
1902 London Q. Rev. Jan. 172 The Open Brethren are treated in a very different style, but no one can fail to see what intolerance and bitterness exclusive Brethrenism has developed.
1962 A. Brockett Nonconformity in Exeter xiv. 228 Any slight chance of Brethrenism becoming a truly national movement was wrecked in 1845 when a bitter quarrel took place between Darby and Newton.
2003 Independent on Sunday 20 Apr. (LifeEtc. section) 4/5 We lived a few years in a diluted form of Brethrenism, then the headscarves were put away and I was allowed to cut my long and heavy hair.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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