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Labʹadists

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A religious sect of the seventeenth century, so called from Jean Labadie, of Bourg in Guyenne. They were Protestant ascetics, who sought reform of morals more than reform of doctrine. They rejected the observance of all holy days, and held certain mystic notions. The sect fell to pieces early in the eighteenth century.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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LL.D
L.L. Whisky
L.S
L. S. D
La-de-da
La Garde Meurt ne se Rend pas
La Joyeuse
La Muette de Portici
La Roche
Labadists
Labarum
Labe (Queen)
Labour of Love (A)
Labourer is Worthy of his Hire
Labourers (The Statute of)
Labyrinth
Lac of Rupees
Lace
Laced
Lacedæmonian Letter (The)