autem prickear

obsolete One who dissents from the teachings of any given denomination of the (Christian) church. "Autem" is an obsolete slang word for church, and "prick-eared" was a slang term often applied to puritans, who dissented from the Church of England. AI'd rather those autem prickears go and form their own church instead of trying to change our own. The church is strong, but those autem prickears have dissuaded many from the congregation. Grandma went to church every single day of her life. She'd be devastated to know that you two have become autem prickears.