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Clapham Sect [ˈklæpəm]
n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a group of early 19th-century Church of England evangelicals advocating personal piety, the abolition of slavery, etc. [named after Clapham, a district of London] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | She discusses in turn, therefore, women from the Latitudinarian and bluestockings circles of the mid eighteenth century onwards through the Whigs, Rational Dissenters, Unitarians, Radicals, Lunar Society and Clapham sect and Evangelicals of the late eighteenth to early nineteenth century, to the political economists, social interventionists, radical humanitarians and Froebelian missionaries and educators of the mid nineteenth century. Returning to England he became an Evangelical Anglican, and a member of the Clapham Sect. WOOLMAN CANTATA With the observances of the 200th anniversary of the 1807 act abolishing the slave trade, it is easy to focus on the prime characters like Wilberforce, Clarkson and the Clapham Sect. |
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