Grindletonianism

English

Etymology

From Grindletonian +‎ -ism.

Noun

Grindletonianism (uncountable)

1. (historical) The antinomian beliefs and practice of the Grindletonians, who flourished in England during the seventeenth century.
   • 1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 62:

     Grindletonianism is the only English sect which takes its name from a place rather than a person or set of beliefs, and there is significance in this.

   • 2012, William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of Radical Christianity, page 143:

     Brerley's congregation constituted the heart of Grindletonianism, and it is likely that many of the tenets of the group emerged from various factions in the congregation.