Bourignianist

/ˌbʊərɪɡˈniːənɪst/ noun

Definition

A follower or believer in Bourignianism and the spiritual teachings of Antoinette Bourignon.

Etymology

Formed from Bourignianism plus the agent suffix -ist, designating a person who adheres to the doctrine. This follows the standard English pattern of naming religious adherents after their movement's founder.

Kelly Says

Bourignianists were among the earliest European protestants to argue that God could be experienced directly by women and the uneducated, making them radical religious democrats centuries before modern feminism.

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