Alphonsian
Alphonsian adjective: of or relating to Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787), Italian Catholic bishop, writer, and theologian.
Adjective
Alphonsian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787), Italian Catholic bishop, writer, and theologian.
- Four characteristics of nineteenth-century European moral theology stand out—the dominance of the manualist tradition, the general acceptance of the Alphonsian approach, a growing ultramontanism stressing the primacy and central role of the papacy in the Church, […]2008, Charles E. Curran, “The Nineteenth Century”, in Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, →ISBN, page 6
Origin of Alphonsian
From Latin Alphons(us) + -ian.
Questions about Alphonsian
- What does Alphonsian mean?
- Alphonsian means of or relating to Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787), Italian Catholic bishop, writer, and theologian.
- What part of speech is Alphonsian?
- Alphonsian is an adjective.
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