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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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Yet Christian teachers such as Origen of Alexandria vigorously disputed such assumptions.

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

Origen, the scholar and Church Father, born late in the second century A.D., tended to believe that, in the end, all would be spared.

From The New Yorker Jan. 14, 2019

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

But by naming Tertullian we suggest one view, at least, of the ecclesiastical society which Origen would meet when he visited Rome.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

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