Adullamite

English

Etymology

Adullam +‎ -ite, in the political sense from a speech by John Bright in Parliament on 13 March 1866 deriding the anti-reformist faction of Edward Horsman as a “Cave of Adullam”, i.e. a group of malcontents.

Noun

Adullamite (plural Adullamites)

1. (biblical) An inhabitant of Adullam. Near this town there was a cave where David and his allies sought refuge from Saul.
2. (UK politics, historical) A member of the anti-reform faction of the British Liberal Party in the 19th century.

Translations

inhabitant of Adullam

• Portuguese: adulamita m or f
• Spanish: adulamita m or f