Eckhart

or Eck·ardt, Eck·art

[ek-ahrt]

noun

Jo·han·nes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/, Meister Eckhart, c1260–1327?, Dominican theologian and preacher: founder of German mysticism.

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Historical Examples of eckhart

I am as necessary to God, Eckhart is fond of saying, as God is necessary to me.
Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries
Annie Besant
Eckhart has been called the first of the speculative mystics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10
Various
They have come to that state which Eckhart calls ‘finding all creatures in God and God in all creatures.’
Ruysbroeck
Evelyn Underhill
But whence did Eckhart derive his expressions which reappear in Dante?
Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde
Matilda of Magdeburg
He was the iron landmark of the ages—Eckhart, the creator of eternal values.
The Evolution of Love
Emil Lucka

British Dictionary definitions for eckhart

Eckhart

noun

Johannes (joˈhanəs), called Meister Eckhart. ?1260–?1327, German Dominican theologian, mystic, and preacher

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