Canterburian
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of Laudian.
"Notwithstanding, when a Bishops Set was their erected for the daunting of the Puritan faction, when the Liturgie was in that place to be established, and grounds to be layed fro the propagating of the Canterburian Dictates through our Kingdome, No excues of health, or corruption of the aire of Edenburgh, was hard: but the Archbishops letter incontinent obeyed, and the Episcopall See with a place in the secret Counsell and Exchequer very readily imbraced; The Kings favour, by his great Patrones procurement, still increasing till death did arriagne him before his heavenly Judge."
- 2 A student or faculty member at Canterbury Christ Church University.
"Until early March of 1833, Canterburians voiced no displeasure with their new school;."
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More examples"Notwithstanding, when a Bishops Set was their erected for the daunting of the Puritan faction, when the Liturgie was in that place to be established, and grounds to be layed fro the propagating of the Canterburian Dictates through our Kingdome, No excues of health, or corruption of the aire of Edenburgh, was hard: but the Archbishops letter incontinent obeyed, and the Episcopall See with a place in the secret Counsell and Exchequer very readily imbraced; The Kings favour, by his great Patrones procurement, still increasing till death did arriagne him before his heavenly Judge."
Etymology
From Canterbury + -an after William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury.
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