"Castellite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Castellites [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from a very brief 19th-century Mormon settlement in Castell, Texas, which, like all Mormon communities, sent out missionaries. Identifying "Utah" as the source of the Castellite missionaries in the quote below may have been based on the common contemporaneous assumption that all Mormons were based in Utah. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Castellite (plural Castellites)
  1. A religious group in western North Carolina during the late 19th century. Mormon missionaries encountered them and found that they were enemies, not converts. Categories (topical): Christianity, Mormonism, Religion Related terms: Mormon
    Sense id: en-Castellite-en-noun-F~7fxiN6 Disambiguation of Christianity: 93 7 Disambiguation of Mormonism: 94 6 Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20
  2. A resident of Castelle,Texas.
    Sense id: en-Castellite-en-noun-jSBWsbp0

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