# Barclayite

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Berean (“member of 18th-century Scottish Protestant sect”).

## Etymology
From Barclay + -ite, after their leader, former Scottish Presbyterian minister John Barclay (1734-1798).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barclayite