Definitions

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  • noun a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England

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Examples

  • Mr. Fotheringay was not a regular chapelgoer, but the system of assertive scepticism, to which I have already alluded, was now very much shaken.

    The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories 1906

  • He looked what he was, an Englishman and a chapelgoer, nourished on sherry and mutton, who could and did make his own way in the world.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • He looked what he was, an Englishman and a chapelgoer, nourished on sherry and mutton, who could and did make his own way in the world.

    Beyond John Galsworthy 1900

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