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Webster 1913 Edition
Origenism
Or′i-gen-ism
,Noun.
(Eccl. Hist.)
The opinions of
Origen
of Alexandria, who lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the Greek Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved. Webster 1828 Edition
Origenism
OR'IGENISM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Origenism
Origenism
English
Noun
Origenism (uncountable)
- (Catholic, religion) The teachings of Origen of Alexandria (fl. 3rd century), a Greek Church Father.
- (Catholic, religion, chiefly) Apocatastasis, the doctrine that all creatures including Satan will be saved before the end of time, condemned as anathema at the AD 543 Synod of Constantinople
- (Catholic, religion, chiefly) The doctrine that all souls are created by God prior to conception, also condemned as anathema at the Synod of Constantinople