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Roger Williams

DEFINITIONS OF: Roger Williams

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n 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:
Williams
Example of:
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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