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<p> Name given at the end of the 17th century to the [[Covenanters]] of Scotland, and afterwards extended to the Liberal party in [[England]] from the leniency with which they were disposed to treat the whole Nonconformist body, to which the persecuted Scottish zealots were of kin; they respected the constitution, and sought only to reform abuses. </p> | Whigs <ref name="term_81528" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Name given at the end of the 17th century to the [[Covenanters]] of Scotland, and afterwards extended to the [[Liberal]] party in [[England]] from the leniency with which they were disposed to treat the whole Nonconformist body, to which the persecuted Scottish zealots were of kin; they respected the constitution, and sought only to reform abuses. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_81528"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/whigs Whigs from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81528"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/whigs Whigs from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 15 October 2021
Whigs [1]
Name given at the end of the 17th century to the Covenanters of Scotland, and afterwards extended to the Liberal party in England from the leniency with which they were disposed to treat the whole Nonconformist body, to which the persecuted Scottish zealots were of kin; they respected the constitution, and sought only to reform abuses.
