Word: Hicksite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hick
site
Definition: A member or follower of the liberal party, headed by Elias Hicks which, because of a change of views respecting the divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative portion of the Quakers in 1827.
Morphemes:
Affix: Hicks
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ derived from Hick, a medieval diminutive of Richard.
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, movement, etc.