Dowieite

/ˈdaʊiˌaɪt/ noun

Definition

A follower or believer in Dowieism; a member of the Zionist Church founded by John Alexander Dowie.

Etymology

From 'Dowie' plus the suffix '-ite,' a common ending for members of religious movements or geological formations.

Kelly Says

The term 'Dowieite' marks one of America's most unusual religious experiments—followers lived in a planned city in Illinois governed by Dowie's strict rules until the movement fractured after his 1907 death.

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