Alogi

[ ey-loh-gahy ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alogi¹

1150–1200; < Medieval Latin < Greek álogoi, plural of álogos, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + -logos, adj. derivative of lógos speech, word, the Word

Example Sentences

The Alogi maintained that it was a forgery which came from Corinth.

From Project Gutenberg

The external evidence for Johannine authorship is strong and, with the exception of the obscure sect of the "Alogi," is uniform.

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But the Alogi are criticised only mildly, and indeed Irenaeus does not class them as heretics at all.

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This was first done by the so-called Alogi who, however, had to be repudiated.

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