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Augustinian

Augustinian

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Relating to the ideas or teachings of Saint Augustine
  • adjective
  • /ɔːˈɡʌstɪnɪən/
translation icon : agustiniano
  • Therefore, any account of the development of the concept of grace requires a consideration of Augustinian theology.
  • Augustinian theology
  • Augustinian tradition
  • Augustinian monk

There were even some Protestants who got involved, Jacques Bois, for example, Suryu as well from an Augustinian perspective.

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Examples

  • Such is the Augustinian doctrine, as discussed in the Confessions and in other works.

    Academic text (1998)
  • I attribute this to the Augustinian training I received at Assumption.

    Academic text (1998)
  • "I teach at an Augustinian Catholic school where we talk about right and wrong."

    Academic text (2016)
  • The concert was part of an international conference organized by the Augustinian Patristic Institute in Rome.

    Blog text (19)
  • In other words, in the Augustinian view, it is the proximate cause that grounds "perseverance."

    Academic text (2010)
  • There is a plethora of Augustinian texts that express his eschatological perspective in these terms.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Then there's what we call the Augustinian view, which holds that God's kind of nature or character is, is the paradigm of goodness.

  • In attempting to identify Augustine's logic with John's, I highlight aspects of Augustinian trinitarian theology that are often neglected in current scholarship.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In the Prima secundae, Aquinas fully integrated this line of thinking with the Augustinian tradition of healing grace (gratia sanans).

    Academic text (2007)
  • The teachings of Saint Augustine are central to the Augustinian philosophy of ethics.

Compounds

A group of Catholic monks and priests who follow Saint Augustine's teachings

A group of priests who live together and share their property while following St Augustine's rule

A group of Catholic friars who live together and follow St Augustine's rule

Surface Forms

Augustinian positive

Morphology

Augustinian = Augustine (transparent) = Augustine + ian

Standard adjective/denominal formation with '-ian' meaning 'relating to or characteristic of Augustine'.

Etymology

Augustinian comes from the name Augustine and means 'of Augustine'. So when something is called Augustinian, it follows the ideas or teachings of Saint Augustine.