Origenist

1 of 2

noun

Or·​i·​gen·​ist

-nə̇st

plural -s

: an advocate of Origenism

Origenist

2 of 2

adjective

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variants or Origenistic

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗¦nistik

: of or relating to Origen or Origenism

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Late Latin origenistes, from Origen †a.d. 254? Christian writer, teacher and theologian + Latin -istes -ist

Adjective

origenism + -ist or -istic

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