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smec·tym·nu·an I. \smekˈtimnəwən\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Smectymnuus, pseudonym formed from the initials of Stephan Marshall died 1635, Edmund Calamy died 1666, Thomas Young died 1655, Matthew Newcomen died 1669, and William Spurstowe died 1666 British Presbyterian clergymen + English -an 1. : one of a group of five 17th century English Presbyterian clergymen collaborating in a pamphlet attacking the episcopacy 2. : an adherent of the Smectymnuans II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized : of or relating to the Smectymnuans |