Bible Moths

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Bible Moths was the nickname given to members of the Holy Club at Oxford, known for their intense devotion to Bible study and methodical religious practice.

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instanceOf nickname
religious group nickname
appliedBy contemporaries of the Holy Club members
appliedTo members of the Holy Club
associatedWith Holy Club NERFINISHED
characterizedBy intense devotion to Bible study
methodical religious practice
country England
describesBehavior disciplined devotional routines
frequent Bible reading
methodical piety
etymologyRelatedTo Bible NERFINISHED
moths attracted to light
hasConnotation religious zeal
hasLanguage English
hasLocation Oxford NERFINISHED
Oxford University NERFINISHED
hasSubject Holy Club members’ Bible-centered lifestyle
originatesFrom Oxford student culture
relatedTo Bible study
Charles Wesley NERFINISHED
George Whitefield NERFINISHED
Holy Club at Oxford NERFINISHED
John Wesley NERFINISHED
Methodism NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
Methodist tradition
Protestantism
timePeriod 18th century
usedInContextOf 18th-century English Methodism
early Methodist movement

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Holy Club hasNickname Bible Moths