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Origen

American  
[awr-i-jen, -juhn, or-] / ˈɔr ɪˌdʒɛn, -dʒən, ˈɒr- /

noun

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


Origen British  
/ ˈɒrɪˌdʒɛn /

noun

  1. ?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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“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

Still from the time of Origen the opinion that Paul wrote the epistle became prevalent in the East.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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