SMECTYMNUUS
\smˈɛktɪmnˌʌəs], \smˈɛktɪmnˌʌəs], \s_m_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_m_n_ˌʌ_ə_s]\
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smek-tim'n[=u]-us, n. a name compounded of the initials of the five Puritan divines--Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, and William Spurstow, joint authors of An Answer (1641) to Bishop Hall's Humble Remonstrance to the High Court of Parliament (1641) in defence of the liturgy and episcopal government.
By Thomas Davidson
