Alexandrian philosophy

noun

: the philosophy that flourished at Alexandria in the early centuries of the Christian era and that was chiefly concerned with attempts to interpret different and especially Hebrew religious beliefs in the light of Greek philosophy compare neoplatonism , neo-pythagoreanism

Word History

Etymology

Alexandrian entry 1

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

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