Tertullian

American  

[ter-tuhl-ee-uhn, -tuhl-yuhn] / tərˈtʌl i ən, -ˈtʌl yən /

noun

1. Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, a.d. c160–c230, Carthaginian theologian.

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Tertullian British  

/ tɜːˈtʌlɪən /

noun

1. Latin name Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus. ?160–?220 _ad , Carthaginian Christian theologian, who wrote in Latin rather than Greek and originated much of Christian terminology

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Example Sentences

This is the common paraphrase of an argument by Tertullian, an early church father.

From Salon

The church father Tertullian insisted that the blood of the martyrs was the seed of the Roman Catholic Church.

From New York Times

At least one scholar has suggested that martyrdom stories fueled a “myth of persecution” that Christians like Tertullian, they would say, and many ever since, love to exaggerate.

From New York Times

Cecilia’s enthusiasm, for example, seemed a little overstated, tainted with condescension perhaps, and intrusive too; her big sister wanted each bound story catalogued and placed on the library shelves, between Rabindranath Tagore and Quintus Tertullian.

From Literature

Tertullian, another prolific early Christian writer, also meditated at length on the crucifixion and its theological meaning.

From Washington Post