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Edwardsianism

American

[ed-wawrd-zee-uh-niz-uhm, -wahrd-] / ɛdˈwɔrd zi əˌnɪz əm, -ˈwɑrd- /

noun

a modified form of Calvinism taught by Jonathan Edwards.

Other Word Forms

Edwardsian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Edwardsianism

1880–85, Jonathan Edwards + -ian + -ism

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