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deviationist

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de·vi·a·tion  (dv-shn)
n.
1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
2. An abnormality; a departure: "Vice was a deviation from our nature" Henry Fielding.
3. Deviant behavior or attitudes.
4. Divergence from an accepted political policy or party line.
5. Deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influence, especially on a ship.
6. Statistics The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set and the mean of the set.

devi·ation·ism n.
devi·ation·ist adj. & n.
Synonyms: deviation, aberration, divergence
These nouns mean a departure from what is prescribed or expected: tolerates no deviation from the rules; regretted the aberrations of my adolescence; the divergence of two cultures.
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Noun1.deviationist - an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
defector, deserter - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

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Koresh's followers were essentially deviationist Seventh Day Adventists, not some random cult inspired by extraterrestrials.
Koresh's followers were essentially deviationist Seventh Day Adventists, not some random cult inspired by extraterrestrials.
Koresh's followers were essentially deviationist Seventh Day Adventists, not some random cult inspired by extraterrestrials.
 
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