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Definition of Tertullian

1. Noun. Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230).

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Literary usage of Tertullian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Philosophy: From Thales to the Present Time by Friedrich Ueberweg, George Sylvester Morris, Henry Boynton Smith, Noah Porter, Vincenzo Botta (1891)
"Tertullian was unfriendly to speculation. Philosophy, in his opinion, ... Of all the ancient Church Fathers (except Tatian) Tertullian emphasizes most the ..."

2. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander (1854)
"From the disposition of Tertullian, it may easily be conceived, that he would persevere in the mode of thinking he had once shaped out for himself, ..."

3. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, K. F. Th Schneider (1853)
"From the disposition of Tertullian, it may easily be conceived, that he would persevere in the mode of thinking he had once shaped out for himself, ..."

4. The History of the Church of Christ: From the Days of the Apostles, Till the by Joseph Milner (1835)
"I had much rather quote Tertullian as an historian than a reasoner. ... Tertullian, we are told, resented certain treatment which he met with from some ..."

5. A History of the Christian Church by Williston Walker (1918)
"Tertullian AND CYPRIAN Tertullian was one of the most individual and remarkable ... In 197 Tertullian began a career of literary activity in defense and ..."

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