Crescas
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Against this Aristotelian one-sidedness Crescas emphasizes God's love and goodness for which the righteous yearn, and in whose pursuit man finds perfection and happiness.
From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann
David Neumark, "Crescas and Spinoza," in Commemoration of the Fifth Centenary of the Publication of the "Or Adonai"; in Year Book of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, XVIII, 1908, pp. 277-318.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
Don't look so amazed—do you think I haven't figured out my defending that TK Crescas was no accident?
From Modus Vivendi by Berryman, John
Having thus defined his attitude and purpose, Albo proceeds to criticize the list of dogmas laid down by Maimonides and modified by Crescas, and then defends his own view.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
Defending Crescas was sure to hurt our reputation.
From Modus Vivendi by Berryman, John
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
