Hop·kins·ian | \ häpˈkinzēən \
plural -s
Definition of Hopkinsian
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a follower of the clergyman Samuel Hopkins who taught a rigorous form of Calvinistic theology
Hopkinsian
adjectiveDefinition of Hopkinsian (Entry 2 of 2)
: of or relating to Hopkinsians or to Hopkinsianism
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