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Spenerian

Spenerian adjective: of or relating to Philipp Spener (1635–1705), German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what would come to be known as pietism.

Adjective

Spenerian (comparative more Spenerian, superlative most Spenerian)

  1. Of or relating to Philipp Spener (1635–1705), German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what would come to be known as pietism.

Forms of Spenerian

comparativemore Spenerian
superlativemost Spenerian

Origin of Spenerian

From German Spener + -ian.

Questions about Spenerian

What does Spenerian mean?
Spenerian means of or relating to Philipp Spener (1635–1705), German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what would come to be known as pietism.
What part of speech is Spenerian?
Spenerian is an adjective.

Words near Spenerian in the dictionary

  1. spendthriftness
  2. spendthrifts
  3. spendthrifty
  4. spendworthy
  5. spendy
  6. Spenerian
  7. Spenerism
  8. Spengler
  9. Spenglerian
  10. Spennithorne
  11. spenno

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