Origenist
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Ōrigenista, from Ōrigenēs + -ista. By surface analysis, Origen + -ist.
Adjective
Origenist (not comparable)
- (Christianity) Of or relating to Origenism, the teachings of Origen of Alexandria that were anathematized by the Synod of Constantinople (543).
- Synonym: Origenistic
Noun
Origenist (plural Origenists)
- (Christianity) A follower of Origenism.
References
- “Origenist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “Origenist, n. and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
