Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dodwellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dod-wellian
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Henry Dodwell (1641–1711), Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian, and controversial writer.

Example Sentences

"This book was written with the utmost assurance, and not without some smartness, upon the Ignatian and Dodwellian principles of High Church..."
"He goes over reordained, but I think not rebaptized ; for want of which, according to his narrow, uncharitable, and Dodwellian principles, I do not see how he can rightly baptize others."
"The Dodwellian view reaches the same conclusions as the Laudian about the necessity of episcopacy, but for different reasons..."

Etymology

From Dodwell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Dodwell

Inflected Forms

more Dodwellian (comparative) most Dodwellian (superlative)

Questions

What does dodwellian mean?: Of or pertaining to Henry Dodwell (1641–1711), Anglo-Irish scholar, theologian, and controversial writer.
Where does dodwellian come from?: From Dodwell + -ian.

How to pronounce dodwellian

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “dodwellian”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “dodwellian”.
Repeat and practice — Say “dodwellian” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.