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Plymouth Brethren
A sect that protests against all sectarianism, and advocates
the unity of the church; some even go so far as to advocate a community
of goods. So called from Plymouth, where they sprang into existence in
1830.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Plymouth Brethren from Infoplease:
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