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Westcottian

Westcottian adjective: of or pertaining to Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901), English churchman, theologian, and Bishop of Durham.

Adjective

Westcottian (comparative more Westcottian, superlative most Westcottian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901), English churchman, theologian, and Bishop of Durham.
    • Here is a running comment in the true Westcottian mode on one of the most crucial of St. Paul's Epistles. Here are also various appendices, some less Westcottian, some more so.1907, Macmillan's Magazine, volume 2, page 409
    • He continued to promote the Westcottian vision of a Christian synthesis of East and West […]2005, Peter Mandler, Susan Pedersen, After the Victorians, page 71

Forms of Westcottian

comparativemore Westcottian
superlativemost Westcottian

Origin of Westcottian

From Westcott + -ian.

Questions about Westcottian

What does Westcottian mean?
Westcottian means of or pertaining to Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901), English churchman, theologian, and Bishop of Durham.
What part of speech is Westcottian?
Westcottian is an adjective.

Words near Westcottian in the dictionary

  1. Westchesterites
  2. Westcliff
  3. Westcliff-on-Sea
  4. Westcliffe
  5. Westcott
  6. Westcottian
  7. Westcotts
  8. Westdale
  9. Westdean
  10. wested
  11. Westenberger

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