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Hopkinsian

noun
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

adjective

Definition of Hopkinsian (Entry 2 of 2)

: of or relating to Hopkinsians or to Hopkinsianism

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Samuel Hopkins †1803 American clergyman + -ian

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