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Or⋅i⋅gen

[awr-i-jen, -juhn, or-]
–noun
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254?, Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.

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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Or·i·gen   (ôr'ĭ-jěn', -jən, ŏr'-)   
Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through Neo-Platonist philosophy. His influential work was later condemned as unorthodox.
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