"Seeker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Seekers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Seeker (plural Seekers)
  1. (historical, Christianity) A member of an English Protestant dissenting group that emerged around the 1620s; they considered organised churches to be corrupt and preferred to wait for God's revelation. Wikipedia link: Seekers Tags: historical Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Seeker-en-noun-LCieS5Iz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity

Inflected forms

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