Eckhart

or Eck·ardt, Eck·art

[ ek-ahrt ]
/ ˈɛk ɑrt /

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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Eckhart
/ (German ˈɛkhart) /

noun

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