ADULLAMITE
\ɐdˈʌlɐmˌa͡ɪt], \ɐdˈʌlɐmˌaɪt], \ɐ_d_ˈʌ_l_ɐ_m_ˌaɪ_t]\
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ad-ul'am-[=i]t, adj. an inhabitant of Adullam, where was a cave to which flocked from all sides to David in exile men in debt, distress, or discontent (1 Sam. xxii. 1, 2). The name was applied by John Bright in 1866 to a Whig secession from the Liberal party.
By Thomas Davidson
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