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Valentinus

[ val-uhn-tahy-nuhs ]

/ ˌvæl ənˈtaɪ nəs /

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noun

Valentine (def. 2).

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Words nearby Valentinus

Valentinian I, Valentinian II, Valentinian III, valentinite, Valentino, Valentinus, Vale of Glamorgan, Valera, Valera y Alcalá Galiano, valerian, valerianaceous

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How to use Valentinus in a sentence

The task, which had been begun by Philo and carried on by Valentinus and his school, was now undertaken in the Church.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack
But the assertion that we have here "full eight pages of Valentinus's own words" appears to us quite groundless.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
What words of either Basilides or Valentinus exist anywhere to justify this reckless assertion?
When Were Our Gospels Written?|Charles Bradlaugh
In the same manner the Christian Gnostics, of the sect of Valentinus, held their Πλἡρωμα, and their thirty ons.
The Lusiad|Lus de Cames

They come back into his mind as he thinks of the speculations of Valentinus and his followers.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover