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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Examples from the Web for 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
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
Eckhart has been called the first of the speculative mystics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various

The time was ripe and the consummators came: Dante in the south, Eckhart in the countries north of the Alps.
The Evolution of Love|Emil Lucka

British Dictionary definitions for eckhart

Eckhart

/ (German ˈɛkhart) /

noun

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

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