Philadelphians, a mystic sect emphasising 'brotherly love' (Gr. philadelphia), founded in London in 1652 under the influence of Boehme by Dr John Pordage (1608-98) and Mrs Leade and others. It had for a time a branch in Holland, but disappeared early in the 18th century.
Philadelphians
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 112
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