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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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