berean

from The Century Dictionary.

• Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Berea (Berœa, now Verria) in Macedonia; in religious use, resembling the people of Berea as described in the Acts. See II., 2.
• noun An inhabitant of ancient Berea.
• noun One of a sect of dissenters from the Church of Scotland, who took their name from and profess to follow the ancient Bereans mentioned in Acts xvii. 11, in building their system of faith and practice upon the Scriptures alone, without regard to human authority. Also called Barclayites, from their founder, John Barclay (1734–98), of Muthill, Perthshire.