Origenism

noun

Or·​i·​gen·​ism

-ˌjeˌn-

plural -s

: the doctrines held by or attributed to the 3d century Christian theologian Origen who sought to work out a complete Christian philosophy based on the Scriptures and developed largely along Platonic lines

Word History

Etymology

Origen †a.d. 254? + English -ism

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