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Origen

[ awr-i-jen, -juhn, or- ]

noun

  1. Origenes Admantius, a.d. 185?–254?, Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.


Origen

/ ˈɒrɪˌdʒɛn /

noun

  1. Origen?185?254MEhyptianRELIGION: theologian ?185–?254 ad , Christian theologian, born in Alexandria. His writings include Hexapla, a synopsis of the Old Testament, Contra Celsum, a defence of Christianity, and De principiis, a statement of Christian theology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

At night, feast on gourmet tacos at the new nearby restaurant Origen, then sip mezcal-spiked Baja mules on Baja Club’s rooftop bar.

Origen, Ambrose, and Augustine unite in prohibiting the representation of the Deity by any material object.

Ambrosius assists the labors of Origen by paying clerks to copy for him.

Origen and Augustine, the two greatest men which Christianity has produced, would agree with Greg in this.

Origen tells us that Æsculapius discovered means of cure through dreams, probably brought about by artificial means.

The most remarkable and interesting relic of antiquity which I saw at Soor, was the remains of the church of Origen.

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