Definitions for Tertullian
tərˈtʌl i ən, -ˈtʌl yənter·tul·lian

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1. Tertullian, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianusnoun

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

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1. Tertullian

   Tertullian (; Latin: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c. 155 AD – c. 220 AD) was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He was the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He was an early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy, including contemporary Christian Gnosticism. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity" and "the founder of Western theology".Tertullian originated new theological concepts and advanced the development of early Church doctrine. He is perhaps most famous for being the first writer in Latin known to use the term trinity (Latin: trinitas).Tertullian was never recognized as a saint by the Eastern or Western Catholic churches. Several of his teachings on issues such as the clear subordination of the Son and Spirit to the Father, as well as his condemnation of remarriage for widows and of fleeing from persecution, contradict the doctrines of these traditions, and his later rejection of orthodoxy for Montanism has led these communions to refrain from considering him a Church father, important ecclesiastical writer though he was.

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1. tertullian

   Tertullian, born Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, was an early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman Province of Africa. He is known as one of the early church fathers, best recognized for his development of Christian theology and for creating much of the foundational Latin Christian vocabulary, including the term "trinity." He lived between approximately 155-240 AD, effectively transforming the Roman theological discourse with his prolific writing on topics ranging from baptism and prayer, to marriage and penance. Tertullian is considered the first major Christian writer to produce extensive works in Latin.

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1. Tertullian

   Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian, was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and a polemicist against heresy. Tertullian has been called "the father of Latin Christianity" and "the founder of Western theology." Though conservative, he did originate and advance new theology to the early Church. He is perhaps most famous for being the oldest extant Latin writer to use the term Trinity, and giving the oldest extant formal exposition of a Trinitarian theology. Other Latin formulations that first appear in his work are "three Persons, one Substance" as the Latin "tres Personae, una Substantia". He wrote his trinitarian formula after becoming a Montanist. However, unlike many Church fathers, he was never canonized by the Catholic Church, as several of his later teachings directly contradicted the actions and teachings of the apostles. His trinity formulation was considered heresy by the Church during his lifetime, however, it was later accepted as doctrine at the council of Nicea.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tertullian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tertullian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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