2. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; -- called also {Seekers}. See {Seeker}. (b) One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ranter — (oder auch Renter, Rantertum) ist ein Begriff, der öfter im Zusammenhang mit dem jungen Quäkertum fällt. Es ist nicht ganz klar, ob es sich dabei tatsächlich um eine Gruppe oder nur um den Ausdruck einer Abgrenzung zu anderen Gruppen handelte.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
ranter — index bigot, demagogue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ranter — rant ► VERB ▪ speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way. ► NOUN ▪ a spell of ranting. DERIVATIVES ranter noun. ORIGIN Dutch ranten talk nonsense, rave … English terms dictionary
Ranter-Go-Round — is a card game, also known as Moogle, Screw Your Neighbor, Spit on Your Neighbor, Poop on Your Neighbor, Chase the Ace, or Cuckoo.PlayAny number of players, 52 cards. The object is to not have the lowest card at the table. The ranking of cards… … Wikipedia
ranter — noun see rant I … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ranter — The Ranters were a radical English sect in the time of the Commonwealth (mid 1600s), who were regarded as heretical by the established Church of that period. Their central idea was pantheistic, that God is essentially in every creature; this led… … Wikipedia
ranter — See rant. * * * … Universalium
ranter — noun One who rants; a noisy, boisterous speaker or declaimer … Wiktionary
ranter — Synonyms and related words: Herod, Holy Willie, Joseph Surface, Mawworm, Pecksniff, Pharisee, Tartuffe, affecter, blatherskite, bluff, bluffer, blusterer, braggart, bravo, bucko, bully, bullyboy, canter, canting hypocrite, debater, declaimer,… … Moby Thesaurus
ranter — rant·er || ræntÉ™(r) n. one who speaks in an uncontrollable manner, one who speaks loudly and wildly … English contemporary dictionary
