A follower or supporter of Brownism; a member of an independent congregation that separated from the Church of England in the 1500s-1600s.
From Robert Brown plus -ist suffix meaning 'one who follows or practices.' Brownists were named after their founder and the movement he started.
Many Brownists fled England to the Netherlands and later to America—some of their descendants were among the Pilgrims on the Mayflower, making this obscure religious label part of American origin story.
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