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Or·i·gen

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–noun

(Origenes Admantius

) a.d. 185?–254?, Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.

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Or·i·gen·i·an, adjective, noun

Or·i·gen·ism, noun

Or·i·gen·ist, noun

Or·i·gen·is·tic, adjective

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Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through Neo-Platonist philosophy. His influential work was later condemned as unorthodox.

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origen
noun
Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox (185-254)