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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BROWNIST

Named after Robert Browne (?1550–1633), English Puritan.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BROWNIST

Brownist  [ˈbraʊnɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROWNIST

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adjective
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brownist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BROWNIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brownist

The Brownists were English Dissenters or early Separatists from the Church of England. They were named after Robert Browne, who was born at Tolethorpe Hall in Rutland, England about the middle of the 16th century. A majority of the Mayflower passengers in 1620 were Brownists, and indeed the Pilgrims were known for 200 years as the Brownist Emigration.

Definition of Brownist in the English dictionary

The definition of Brownist in the dictionary is a person who supported the principles of church government advocated by Robert Browne and adopted in modified form by the Independents or Congregationalists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BROWNIST


antagonist
ænˈtæɡənɪst
communist
ˈkɒmjʊnɪst
dishonest
dɪsˈɒnɪst
earnest
ˈɜːnɪst
Eurocommunist
ˌjʊərəʊˈkɒmjʊnɪst
exhibitionist
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃənɪst
expressionist
ɪkˈsprɛʃənɪst
feminist
ˈfɛmɪnɪst
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
honest
ˈɒnɪst
humanist
ˈhjuːmənɪst
internist
ˈɪntɜːnɪst
machinist
məˈʃiːnɪst
noncommunist
ˌnɒnˈkɒmjʊnɪst
nutritionist
njuːˈtrɪʃənɪst
pianist
ˈpɪənɪst
protagonist
prəʊˈtæɡənɪst
receptionist
rɪˈsɛpʃənɪst
trombonist
trɒmˈbəʊnɪst
vibraphonist
ˈvaɪbrəˌfəʊnɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROWNIST

Browne
browned off
browned-off
brownfield
brownfield site
Brownian motion
Brownian movement
brownie
Brownie Guide
Brownie Guider
Brownie point
Brownies
browning
Browning automatic rifle
Browning machine gun
brownish
Brownism

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROWNIST

accordionist
agonist
arcanist
botanist
cartoonist
columnist
concert pianist
educationist
fashionist
hygienist
illusionist
impressionist
organist
perfectionist
projectionist
reductionist
revolutionist
saxophonist
violinist
Zionist

Synonyms and antonyms of Brownist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Brownist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROWNIST

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The translations of Brownist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Brownist» in English.

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Brownist
1,325 millions of speakers

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Brownist
570 millions of speakers

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Brownist
510 millions of speakers

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Brownist
380 millions of speakers
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Brownist
280 millions of speakers

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Brownist
278 millions of speakers

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Brownist
270 millions of speakers

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Brownist
260 millions of speakers

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Brownist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brownis
190 millions of speakers

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Brownist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Brownist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Brownist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brownist
85 millions of speakers
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Brownist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Brownist
75 millions of speakers

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ब्राउनिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Brownist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Brownist
65 millions of speakers

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Brownist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Brownist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Brownist
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Brownist
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Brownist
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Brownist
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Brownist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Brownist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWNIST»

The term «Brownist» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.516 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWNIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Brownist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Brownist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Brownist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROWNIST»

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The legal Sunday: its history and character
tribute to the superior excellence of the Brownist religion, is unquestionably better adapted than is the abstaining from work to throw others into the gloomy, morose, and sour condition of mind, which is the characteristic Brownist condition.
James Trapier Ringgold, 1894
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Religious Liberty Library
tribute to the superior excellence of the Brownist religion, is unquestionably better adapted than is the abstaining from work to throw others into the gloomy, morose, and sour condition of mind, which is the characteristic Brownist condition.
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The Contentious Triangle: Church, State, and University : a ...
Also in 1607, one of the Brownist preachers, Mr. Robert, died in prison in England. Another Brownist, Robert Balioro, was banned from England as a revolutionary and troublemaker. He with his wife and children went to Leiden and tried to ...
George Huntston Williams, Rodney Lawrence Petersen, Calvin Augustine Pater, 1999
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Trumpets from the Tower: English Puritan Printing in the ...
The Mays were a famous Brownist family.34 After Swart's death, Abigael, the widow Swart, carried on printing under her own name.35 Her uncle, printer Joseph Bruyning (Browning), "from London", was a brother of Henry May's wife ( Susanna ...
Keith L. Sprunger, 1993
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Catalogue of the ... library of ... H.F. Lyte ... with ... ...
» 596 Brownist Controversy. Dayrell's (Jo.) Treatise of the Church against the Separation of the Brownists, 1617; Hall's Common Apologie of the Church of England against the Challenges of the Brownists, 1610, together 2 vols, 4to 597 ...
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Dutch Puritanism: A History of English and Scottish Churches ...
Another member, Jacob Denys, being "halfe a Brownist, and his wife 3 quarters," revealed Con- gregationalist tendencies; nevertheless, he was elected a deacon (1670) and three times an elder (1681, 1685, 1691). The Independent Church ...
Keith L. Sprunger, 1982
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The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
Why then, build me thy fortunes upon the basis of valour. Challenge me the count's youth to fight with him ; hurt him in eleven places ; ' — as lief be a Brownist.] The Brownists were so called from Mr. Robert Browne, a noted separatist in Queen ...
William Shakespeare, Edmond Malone, James Boswell, 1821
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The History and Antiquities of Dissenting Churches and ...
The Brownist Oingregalion about London. dently the fruit of great reading and application. The first work in which we find hiin engaged was, a translation of the Brownist Confession of Faith into the Latin language. It appeared in 1598, and was ...
Walter Wilson, 1808
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Twelfth night. Macbeth
And't be any way, it must be with valour; for policy I hate : I had as lief be a Brownist', as a politician. V Sm To. Why then, build me thy fortunes upon the basis of valour. Challenge me the- count's youth to fight with him; hurt him in eleven places; ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ...
And't be any way, it must be with valour; for policy I hate: I had as lief be a Brownist,7 as a politician. Sir To. Why then, build me thy fortunes upon the basis of valour. Challenge me the count's youth to sight with him ; hurt him in eleven places ...
William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Isaac Reed, 1803

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROWNIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Brownist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tom Stoppard says audiences don't get his jokes – is that a hard …
Only one person in a hundred will know that when Sir Andrew in Twelfth Night says “I had as lief be a Brownist as a politician” he is referring to ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
2
Thanksgiving History: The English Roots of the The Pilgrims and the …
One of his adherents, a Brownist pastor named Richard Clyfton, began preaching at a church in Bawtry near Scrooby after being suspended ... «Anglotopia.net, Nov 14»
3
Beer Garden: Baba Black Lager pairs perfectly with pork
... out by Native Americans was actually Brownist Separatists paying back the Wampanoag Tribe with a feast once their harvest was complete… «Pensacola News Journal, Nov 14»
4
A Labour MP defends the Empire – and only quotes Lenin twice
... on the skyline, Hunt contrasts the 16 spires of the city's churches (running from the original Brownist church of the Mayflower pilgrims through ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 14»
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Ashley Judd discovers she is a descendant of English coloniser who …
There she found a 1601 summons for his arrest as a central figure of the 'Brownist' separatist group of religious dissenters in the area - but he ... «Daily Mail, Jul 11»

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