Origenist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of Origenism.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Origenism, the teachings of Origen of Alexandria that were anathematized by the Synod of Constantinople (543). not-comparable

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Ōrigenista, from Ōrigenēs + -ista. By surface analysis, Origen + -ist.

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