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ROGER WILLIAMS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
Synonyms:
Roger Williams; Williams
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
colonist; settler (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
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