Hicksite

[ hik-sahyt ]

noun

, History/Historical.

1. a supporter of Elias Hicks (1748–1830), an American Quaker and early abolitionist who preached a liberal theology that resulted in a great division between liberal and orthodox Quakers throughout the 19th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hicksite¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; from Hicks + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The pamphlets declared that during the Revolutionary War, “Hicksite Quakers drove their fatted cattle past the starving soldiers at Valley Forge and sold the beef to British soldiers, laughing at the plight of Washington’s men.”

From Washington Post

Elias Hicks, the brave Abolitionist Quaker, was denounced as an Atheist, and less than twenty years ago a Hicksite Quaker was expelled from one of the Southern American Legislatures, because of the reputed irreligion of these abolitionist “Friends.”

From Project Gutenberg

A woman by the name of Mary Lockwood, a Hicksite Quaker, died.

From Project Gutenberg

My ancestors were Quakers, and my grandfather a Hicksite Quaker.

From Project Gutenberg

Mary now reported that a distinguished member of the Hicksite Society, Mary Lock wood, had recanted in the same way as Paine.

From Project Gutenberg