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Tertullian

Tertullian

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A Christian writer and teacher from Carthage in the early third century
  • proper noun
: Tertuliano
  • Tertullian is objecting to the frivolous conduct of certain heretical groups.
  • the second century, Tertullian

And in fact, Tertullian is one of the Church fathers.

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Examples

  • Tertullian and Origen likewise argued that martyrdom was a necessary Christian duty.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Tertullian believed that the image could never be destroyed, but it could be lost by sin (De baptismo 5, 6.7).

    Academic text (2009)

  • And in fact, Tertullian is one of the Church fathers.

    Danny Jones

  • "The Son of God has died; this is credible because it is absurd," Tertullian wrote.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The famous formulation of faith comes from Tertullian who says I believe because it is absurd.

  • In the second century, Tertullian declared marriage to be a moral crime, "more dreadful than any punishment or any death."

    Academic text (2010)

  • "As Tertullian put it, "When Christ disarmed Peter in the garden, he disarmed all Christians."

    Academic text (2003)

  • Tertullian's time-honored phrase lies behind Rudolf's life of Leoba: Christianus alter Christus.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The writings of Tertullian have shaped the foundations of Latin Christian literature.

  • If nothing else, we should remember that Tertullian wrote in Latin, whereas Aristotle wrote in Greek.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tertullian comes from the Latin name Tertius meaning 'third' plus the ending -ianus meaning 'belonging to', so it originally meant something like 'from the third family'.