Norrisian

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adjective

Describing a former professorship in divinity at the University of Cambridge, later merged into the post of Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity.

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Meanings

adjectiveNorrisian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing a former professorship in divinity at the University of Cambridge, later merged into the post of Norris–Hulse Professor of Divinity.

Origin

From Norris + -ian, after John Norris, who founded the professorship with a bequest in 1777.

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APA

Norrisian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norrisian

MLA

“Norrisian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norrisian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norrisian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norrisian.

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