Brownist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brownist \Brown"ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
     A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century,
     who taught that every church is complete and independent in
     itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one
     place, having full power to elect and depose its officers.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brownist \Brown"ist\, n. (Med.)
     One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
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