I. häpˈkinzēən noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Samuel Hopkins died 1803 American clergyman + -ian
: a follower of the clergyman Samuel Hopkins who taught a rigorous form of Calvinistic theology
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to Hopkinsians or to Hopkinsianism