Independentism

See also: independentism

English

Etymology

independent +‎ -ism

Proper noun

Independentism

1. Independency
   • pre-1662, Bishop John Gauden

     In the Brownist system, each congregation is independent of every other; hence the origin of the terms Congregationalism and Independentism.

References

• “Independentism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.