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ORIGEN
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• ORIGEN (noun)
The noun ORIGEN has 1 sense:
1. Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox (185-254)
Familiarity information: ORIGEN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox (185-254)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
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