Meaning of New Light | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A relatively progressive or less traditional religious movement, especially (historical) the party within the 18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of the relations of church and state; or the Socinianizing party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century.
2. A member of such a religious movement.

Examples

“An Antiburgher meeting house was erected at Blacks-well in 1761, and a New Light⟳ Burgher house, near the church, towards the end⟳ of last⟳ century.”

“[The Public Universal Friend] was born into a Quaker family in Rhode Island but was disowned in 1776 for joining the New Light⟳ Baptists.”

“In Virginia, Samuel Davies, a New Light⟳ Presbyterian, and his followers had the greatest impact. The differences between New Lights and orthodox Anglicans centered mainly on two issues.”

“Because many of the New Light⟳ Baptist churches were not recognized by the Old Light⟳ Baptists, these endorsements were often impossible to obtain⟳.”

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