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Matherian

Matherian adjective: of or relating to Cotton Mather (1663–1728), socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, author and pamphleteer, remembered for his role in early hybridization experiments, his early support of inoculation in America, and his role in the Salem witch trials.

Adjective

Matherian (comparative more Matherian, superlative most Matherian)

  1. Of or relating to Cotton Mather (1663–1728), socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, author and pamphleteer, remembered for his role in early hybridization experiments, his early support of inoculation in America, and his role in the Salem witch trials.

Forms of Matherian

comparativemore Matherian
superlativemost Matherian

Origin of Matherian

From Mather + -ian.

Questions about Matherian

What does Matherian mean?
Matherian means of or relating to Cotton Mather (1663–1728), socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, author and pamphleteer, remembered for his role in early hybridization experiments, his early support of inoculation in America, and his role in the Salem witch trials.
What part of speech is Matherian?
Matherian is an adjective.

Words near Matherian in the dictionary

  1. Mathenia
  2. Mathenias
  3. Matheny
  4. Mathenys
  5. mather
  6. Matherian
  7. Matherly
  8. Matherlys
  9. Matherne
  10. Mathernes
  11. Mathers

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