NOUN | person | Roger Williams, Williams | English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism |
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Meaning | English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683). | |
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Synonym | Williams | |
Instance of | clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
settler, colonist | A person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | |
Spanish | Roger Williams | |
Catalan | Roger Williams |
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