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Dodwellian

Dodwellian adjective: of or pertaining to Henry Dodwell (1641–1711), Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian, and controversial writer.

Adjective

Dodwellian (comparative more Dodwellian, superlative most Dodwellian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Henry Dodwell (1641–1711), Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian, and controversial writer.
    • This book was written with the utmost assurance, and not without some smartness, upon the Ignatian and Dodwellian principles of High Church...1829, Edmund Calamy, John Towill Rutt, An historical account of my own life
    • He goes over reordained, but I think not rebaptized ; for want of which, according to his narrow, uncharitable, and Dodwellian principles, I do not see how he can rightly baptize others.1830, Christian Examiner

Forms of Dodwellian

comparativemore Dodwellian
superlativemost Dodwellian

Origin of Dodwellian

From Dodwell + -ian.

Questions about Dodwellian

What does Dodwellian mean?
Dodwellian means of or pertaining to Henry Dodwell (1641–1711), Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian, and controversial writer.
What part of speech is Dodwellian?
Dodwellian is an adjective.

Words near Dodwellian in the dictionary

  1. dods
  2. Dodson
  3. Dodsworth
  4. Dodsworths
  5. Dodwell
  6. Dodwellian
  7. Dodwells
  8. Dodworth
  9. doe
  10. doe eyes
  11. Doe Lea

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