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Meaning of "Clapham Sect" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLAPHAM SECT

Named after Clapham, a district of London.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAPHAM SECT

Clapham Sect  [ˈklæpəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAPHAM SECT

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Clapham Sect is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLAPHAM SECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clapham Sect

Clapham Sect

The Clapham Sect or Clapham Saints were a group of Christian influential like-minded Church of England social reformers based in Clapham, London at the beginning of the 19th century. They are described by the historian Stephen Tomkins as "a network of friends and families in England, with William Wilberforce as its centre of gravity, who were powerfully bound together by their shared moral and spiritual values, by their religious mission and social activism, by their love for each other, and by marriage".

Definition of Clapham Sect in the English dictionary

The definition of Clapham Sect in the dictionary is a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLAPHAM SECT


Upham
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAPHAM SECT

Clapton

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAPHAM SECT

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Synonyms and antonyms of Clapham Sect in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Clapham Sect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLAPHAM SECT

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

Translator English - Chinese

克拉彭宗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

secta de Clapham
570 millions of speakers

English

Clapham Sect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Clapham संप्रदाय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كلافام الطائفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Клэпхем ​​раздел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Clapham Sect
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লাফাম সম্প্রদায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

secte de Clapham
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clapham Sect
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Clapham Sect
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クラパムセクト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

클랩 햄 분파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clapham Sect
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Clapham phái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளாப்ஹாம் பிரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लेफम संप्रदाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Clapham Sect
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Clapham Sect
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Clapham Sekcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Клепхем розділ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Clapham Sect
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Clapham Σέχτα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Clapham Sect
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Clapham Sect
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Clapham Sect
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Clapham Sect

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAPHAM SECT»

The term «Clapham Sect» is used very little and occupies the 189.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAPHAM SECT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAPHAM SECT»

Discover the use of Clapham Sect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Clapham Sect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Clapham Sect: How Wilberforce's Circle Transformed Britain
The book ends by assessing the long term influence of the Clapham Sect on Victorian Britain and the Empire.
Stephen Tomkins, 2010
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John Venn and the Clapham Sect
The biography of one of the leaders of the Evangelical Movement at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Michael Murray Hennell, 2002
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Richard Baxter. The Evangelical succession. William ...
289 THE CLAPHAM SECT. In one of those collections of Essays which have recently been detached from the main body of the Edinburgh Review, (the writers of that Journal following therein the policy of Constantine and of Charlemagne, ...
Sir James Stephen, 1853
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Abolitionist Movements: Clapham Sect, Plantocracy
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LLC Books, 2010
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Clapham Sect: William Wilberforce, Clapham Sect, Granville ...
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Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
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Clapham Sect, Including: William Wilberforce, James Stephen ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Anglican Organizations Established in the 18th Century: ...
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Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
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The A to Z of Anglicanism
The so-called Clapham Sect comprised a number of eminent Evangelical Anglicans who lived in or near Clapham in South London in the latter decades of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th. John Venn, from a famous ...
Colin Buchanan, 2009
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Historical Dictionary of Anglicanism
Foremost among the members of the Clapham Sect was William Wilberforce ( 1759—1833), who represented two successive Yorkshire constituencies in the House of Commons but lived in Clapham from 1797 on. He devoted his central ...
Colin Buchanan, 2006
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Church of England Societies and Organisations, Including: ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Church of England societies and organisations.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAPHAM SECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Clapham Sect is used in the context of the following news items.
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Christian engagement in politics: awkward, uncomfortable …
... prominence was in no small part aided by his friendship with Prime Minister William Pitt and the support he received from the Clapham Sect. «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
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Space for Justice after Mabo: Theological Critiques of Sovereignty
On the contrary, even given their colonial ambitions, the "Clapham Sect" reformers and their peculiar synthesis of natural rights and theology ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Your 2015 general election Carshalton and Wallington candidates
He said: "To put it in a historical context: as the late William Wilberforce and his Clapham Sect stood against the “prevailing ideological canon” ... «Sutton Guardian, May 15»
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Elsa Harris: From Paul Simon concerts to anti-human trafficking …
... Clapham, the church famously associated with William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect who worshipped there as they campaigned for the ... «Cross Rhythms, Apr 15»
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Michael Green: If we want to see revival, it starts with prayer …
It was prominent among the Lollards (in the Reformation), the Holy Club (in the 18th century) and the Clapham Sect (in the 19th century). «ChristianToday, Mar 15»
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Good reading about William Wilberforce and Hannah More's …
The two of them were leaders in the Clapham Sect, named for the Clapham neighborhood in London, where many Christian leaders lived. «World Magazine, Jan 15»
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Is morality really so foreign to profit-making?
Take the Clapham Sect, led by William Wilberforce. It is credited with first getting the slave trade abolished and then slavery made illegal ... «Independent Online, Nov 14»
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First contact
Back in London, Dawes went on to join the Clapham Sect, an Anglican group agitating to abolish slavery. Soon after, he became governor of Sierra Leone, then ... «The Monthly, Jun 14»
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Judgement isn't a popular message but we can't shy away from …
The Clapham Sect understood this at the beginning of the 19th century and history bears witness to what can happen when a small group of ... «ChristianToday, Apr 14»
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The Church must not let the State shape its understanding of right …
Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect proved that in the early 19th century on the issue of abolishing slavery. If we believe God's laws are both ... «ChristianToday, Mar 14»

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