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Zoarite

noun
Zo·ar·ite | \ˈzōəˌrīt, ˈzōrˌīt, ˈzȯˌrīt\
plural -s

Definition of Zoarite 

: a member of a 19th century communal sect of German Protestant separatists and founders of the Zoar Community at Zoar, Ohio in 1817

— called also Bimelerite, Bimmeler

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Zoar, Ohio + English -ite

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