Duns Scotus

American  

[duhnz skoh-tuhs] / dʌnz ˈskoʊ təs /

noun

1. John Doctor Subtilis, 1265?–1308, Scottish scholastic theologian.

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Duns Scotus British  

/ ˈdʌnz ˈskɒtəs /

noun

1. John. ?1265–1308, Scottish scholastic theologian and Franciscan priest: opposed the theology of St Thomas Aquinas See also Scotism

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Example Sentences

The brutish and influential work of Georg Baselitz and Sigmar Polke thrums in works like "Duns Scotus," named for a medieval philospher who insisted that existence is pure abstraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2015

It was with Duns Scotus in the fourteenth century that the idea of the incarnation taking place even without the Fall achieved a definitive form as a theological opinion.

From Forbes • May 20, 2012

Philosopher Ross contends that this interesting argument was stated more successfully in the 13th century by his hero, Duns Scotus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The word is derived from the name of the great schoolman, John Duns Scotus, whose works on logic, theology and philosophy were accepted text-books in the universities from the 14th century.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

In the University of Oxford, up to the Reformation, there was no more honoured theological authority in the schools, than the celebrated Duns Scotus.

From Breaking with the Past Catholic Principles Abandoned at the Reformation by Farley, John Cardinal