Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SANDEMANIAN, n. Also Sandi-. One of a religious body organised from the Glasites, q.v., by Robert Sandeman of Perth (1718–71). Sandeman was Glas's son-in-law and became a minister of this church in London and later in the U.S. where the name Sandemanian was used instead of Glasite. [sɑndə′menjən]Sc. 1807 J. Hall Travels I. 13:
About 50 years ago, the Glassites, otherwise called the Sandimanians, sent missionaries from Perth into Athol and Bredalbane.Sc. 1913 Hastings' Encycl. Religion & Ethics VI. 231:
There were about a dozen Glasite or Sandemanian churches in Scotland, and a few in England and America.
