Adullamite
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English
Etymology
Adullam + -ite, in the political sense from a speech by John Bright in Parliament on 13 March 1866 deriding the anti-reformist faction of Edward Horsman as a “Cave of Adullam”, i.e. a group of malcontents.
Noun
Adullamite (plural Adullamites)
- (biblical) An inhabitant of Adullam. Near this town there was a cave where David and his allies sought refuge from Saul.
- (UK politics, historical) A member of the anti-reform faction of the British Liberal Party in the 19th century.