ˈzōəˌrīt, ˈzōrˌīt, ˈzȯˌrīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Zoar, Ohio + English -ite
: a member of a 19th century communal sect of German Protestant separatists and founders of the Zoar Community at Zoar, Ohio in 1817 — called also Bimelerite, Bimmeler