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Edwardsianism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A school of theology that grew up among the Congregationalists of New England, originating in the year 1732, when Jonathan Edwards began his constructive theological work, culminating a little before the American Civil War, declining afterwards, and rapidly disappearing after the year 1880.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

Topics: Christianity

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Synonyms: New England theology

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Edwardsian + -ism.