Hopkinsianism

American

[hop-kin-zee-uh-niz-uhm] / hɒpˈkɪn zi əˌnɪz əm /

noun

a modified Calvinism taught by Samuel Hopkins (1721–1803), that emphasized the sovereignty of God, the importance of His decrees, and the necessity of submitting to His will, accepting even damnation, if required, for His glory, and holding that ethics is merely disinterested benevolence.

Other Word Forms

Hopkinsian adjective
Hopkinsonian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Hopkinsianism

1805–15, Hopkins + -ian + -ism

Example Sentences

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He developed an original system of divinity, somewhat on the structural plan of that of Samuel Hopkins, and, in Emmons’s own belief, contained in and evolved from Hopkinsianism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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