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PECULIAR PEOPLE

\pɪkjˈuːli͡ə pˈiːpə͡l], \pɪkjˈuːli‍ə pˈiːpə‍l], \p_ɪ_k_j_ˈuː_l_iə p_ˈiː_p_əl]\

Definitions of PECULIAR PEOPLE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A modern sect, which takes its stand on the literal interpretation of texts in the Epistle of St. James and other parts of the New Testament, and on this ground objects to medical treatment of the sick.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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