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Origenism

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[awr-i-juhn-i-zuhm] / ˈɔr ɪ dʒənˌɪ zəm /

noun

  1. the doctrines attributed to Christian theologian Origen.


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F. Stilting clears also the latter from the charge of Origenism, and answers the arguments produced by Baronius against him.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban

Origenism, going beyond Origen, continued in force till it was condemned by the Fifth General Council in 553 a.d., and could hardly have wholly ended in that year.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

In the East the leading theologians of the fourth century were educated under the influence of Origenism; among these were Basil of Cæsarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

She, who has such a delicate sense for orthodoxy, that she can scent out Novatianism or Origenism where no other mortal nose would suspect it.

From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Kingsley, Charles

In his closing years he came into conflict with Chrysostom, the patriarch of Constantinople, who had given temporary shelter to four Nitrian monks whom Theophilus had expelled on the charge of Origenism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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