Minucius Felix

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[mi-noo-shee-uhs fee-liks, -shuhs, -nyoo-] / mɪˈnu ʃi əs ˈfi lɪks, -ʃəs, -ˈnyu- /

noun

1. Marcus, Roman writer of the 2nd century a.d. whose dialogue Octavius is the earliest known work of Latin-Christian literature.

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Example Sentences

The existence, in the writings of Minucius Felix, of this passage, is probably owing to an oversight of the destroyers of all evidences against the Christian religion that could be had.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

Octavius" of Minucius Felix, the following remarkable passage occurs:—"What are your military ensigns, and banners, and standards, but crosses gilded and ornamented?

From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by Killen, W. D. (William Dool)

Minucius Felix and Arnobius, in controversy with Pagans, imply a denial that then the Christians used altars; yet Tertullian speaks expressly of the Ara Dei in the Church.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal

The work of Minucius Felix is a dialogue between a heathen, Cæcilius, and a Christian, Octavius.

From History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion by Farrar, Adam Storey

“One would suppose,” said Minucius Felix, “either that the Christians were philosophers, or the philosophers Christians.”

From The Sympathy of Religions by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth