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Adullamite

Pronunciation: /əˈdʌləmʌɪt/
Definition of Adullamite

noun

  • a member of a dissident political group (originally applied to a group of British MPs who seceded from the Liberal party in 1866).

Origin:

adopted in allusion to the cave of Adullam, where those discontented with the rule of Saul came to join David (1 Sam. 22:1-2)