Definition of Hermogenian
:a disciple of Hermogenes in developing Marcion's doctrine of the eternity of matter
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Hermogenian
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Her·mo·ge·nian
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ˌhərməˈjēnēən
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-nyən
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Origin and Etymology of hermogenian
Hermogenes, 2d century a.d. Greek rhetorician (from Latin, from Greek Hermogenēs) + English -ian
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