Alogi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Alogi
1150–1200; < Medieval Latin < Greek álogoi, plural of álogos, equivalent to a- a- 6 + -logos, adj. derivative of lógos speech, word, the Word
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Basing their views on the synoptic Gospels, and tracing descent from the obscure sect of the Alogi, the Adoptianists under Theodotus of Byzantium tried to found a school at Rome c.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
They were known as the Alogi, or "unbelievers in the Word."
From The Books of the New Testament by Pullan, Leighton
This is the general view of the Church of his time, except the little clique known as the Alogi who rejected the Fourth Gospel, and Marcion, who only recognized St Luke.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The Alogi in the 2nd century rejected the Apocalypse on account of its chiliasm, its teaching of a visible reign of Christ on earth for a thousand years.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various
On the labours in scientific theology on the part of the so-called Alogi in Asia Minor and of the Roman Theodotianists see Epiph. hær.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil
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