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Perkinsian

Perkinsian adjective: of or relating to William Perkins (1558–1602), clergyman and Cambridge theologian who was one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church of England.

Adjective

Perkinsian (comparative more Perkinsian, superlative most Perkinsian)

  1. Of or relating to William Perkins (1558–1602), clergyman and Cambridge theologian who was one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church of England.

Forms of Perkinsian

comparativemore Perkinsian
superlativemost Perkinsian

Origin of Perkinsian

From Perkins + -ian.

Questions about Perkinsian

What does Perkinsian mean?
Perkinsian means of or relating to William Perkins (1558–1602), clergyman and Cambridge theologian who was one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church of England.
What part of speech is Perkinsian?
Perkinsian is an adjective.

Words near Perkinsian in the dictionary

  1. perking up one's ears
  2. perkings
  3. Perkinism
  4. Perkins
  5. Perkins County
  6. Perkinsian
  7. perkinsid
  8. perkinsids
  9. Perkinson
  10. Perkinsons
  11. perkinsosis

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