Erigena
Jo·han·nes Sco·tus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuhs, -han-is], /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs, -ˈhæn ɪs/, a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
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How to use Erigena in a sentence
The Scholastic philosophy sent forth such daring thinkers as Erigena and Abélard.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordBrucker, very unjustly, as I imagine from the passages he quotes, accuses John Erigena of pantheism.
It is scholastic realism—realism as intense and unmitigated as that of Scotus Erigena a thousand years ago.
Collected Essays, Volume V | T. H. HuxleyDuring the same century another opponent of this dominant system appeared: John Scotus Erigena.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom | Andrew Dickson WhiteErigena in all probability never left France, and Haurau has advanced some reasons for fixing the date of his death about 877.
British Dictionary definitions for Erigena
/ (ˌɛrɪˈdʒiːnə) /
John Scotus. ?800–?877 ad, Irish Neo-Platonist philosopher
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