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Norrisian

Norrisian adjective: describing a former professorship in divinity at the University of Cambridge, later merged into the post of Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity.

Adjective

Norrisian (not comparable)

  1. Describing a former professorship in divinity at the University of Cambridge, later merged into the post of Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity.

Origin of Norrisian

From Norris + -ian, after John Norris, who founded the professorship with a bequest in 1777.

Questions about Norrisian

What does Norrisian mean?
Norrisian means describing a former professorship in divinity at the University of Cambridge, later merged into the post of Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity.
What part of speech is Norrisian?
Norrisian is an adjective.

Words near Norrisian in the dictionary

  1. Norrish
  2. Norrish reaction
  3. Norrish reactions
  4. Norrishes
  5. norrishite
  6. Norrisian
  7. Norristown
  8. Norrköping
  9. Norrland
  10. Norrlandic
  11. Norrmalm

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