See Also: Smectymnuan(dictionary)

Smectymnuan (iou)



Smectymnuan noun & adjective. M17.
[from Smectymnuus (see below), pen-name formed from the initials of the five authors + -AN.]
Hist.
A. noun. Each of the five Presbyterian divines who in 1641 published an attack on episcopacy under the collective pen-name Smectymnuus. Also, a person who accepted their views. M17.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Smectymnuans. L17.