Erigena

[ ih-rij-uh-nuh ]

/ ɪˈrɪdʒ ə nə /

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noun

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 Lord
Brucker, very unjustly, as I imagine from the passages he quotes, accuses John Erigena of pantheism.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
It is scholastic realism—realism as intense and unmitigated as that of Scotus Erigena a thousand years ago.
Collected Essays, Volume V|T. H. Huxley
During 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 White

Erigena in all probability never left France, and Haurau has advanced some reasons for fixing the date of his death about 877.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Erigena

Erigena

/ (ˌɛrɪˈdʒiːnə) /

noun

John Scotus. ?800–?877 ad, Irish Neo-Platonist philosopher

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