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Webster 1913 Edition


Plymouth Brethren

Plym′outh Breth′ren

.
The members of a religious sect which first appeared at Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy. Also called
Brethren
,
Christian Brethren
,
Plymouthists
, etc. The
Darbyites
are a division of the Brethren.