Origen
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Origenian adjective
- Origenism noun
- Origenist noun
- Origenistic adjective
Example Sentences
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“God, creator of human bodies,” Origen argued, “knew that such was the fragility of the human body that it could be subject to different kinds of maladies and injuries.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2022
Outside Origen, which belongs to the renowned Oaxacan chef Rodolfo Castellanos — who still works in his restaurant — I pulled out my phone to inspect the exterior.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
For Origen, a third-century Christian, Paradise was not a place but a condition of the soul.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 12, 2017
Origen Adamantius, a third-century theologian, believed the wicked were punished after death, but only long enough for their souls to repent and be restored to their original state of purity.
From National Geographic • May 13, 2016
It does seem a little strange, at first sight, that the uncompromising Origen should have consented to receive assistance from one whose orthodoxy must have been in such bad odor.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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