Pseudo-Dionysius
Americannoun
noun
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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, a medieval monk, describes mystical knowledge as being “at one with Him Who is indescribable.”
From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2020
Wright paraphrases the hilariously named philosopher Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, writing that “the definer of all things” is “beyond wisdom, beyond denial.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019
Morgan pointed out that in the thought of Plato, Plotinus and early Christian thinkers like Pseudo-Dionysius, beauty in the ancient world often functioned as a source of spiritual elevation.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2018
Pseudo-Dionysius had lofty thoughts of the sublime transcendence of the ultimate divine Source.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
The works of Pseudo-Dionysius began to influence theological thought in the West from the time of their translation into Latin by Erigena.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
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