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Origenism

Origenism noun: apocatastasis, the doctrine that all creatures including Satan will be saved before the end of time, condemned as anathema at the Synod of Constantinople in 543 CE.

Noun

Origenism (uncountable)

  1. Apocatastasis, the doctrine that all creatures including Satan will be saved before the end of time, condemned as anathema at the Synod of Constantinople in 543 CE.
  2. The doctrine that all souls are created by God prior to conception, also condemned at the Synod of Constantinople.

Origin of Origenism

From Origen + -ism.

Questions about Origenism

What does Origenism mean?
Origenism means apocatastasis, the doctrine that all creatures including Satan will be saved before the end of time, condemned as anathema at the Synod of Constantinople in 543 CE.
What part of speech is Origenism?
Origenism is a noun.

Words near Origenism in the dictionary

  1. origanum
  2. origanums
  3. Origen
  4. Origenian
  5. Origenic
  6. Origenism
  7. Origenist
  8. Origenistic
  9. Origenists
  10. oright
  11. origin

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