alexandrian philosophy

alexandrian philosophy
noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: Alexandrian (I)
: the philosophy that flourished at Alexandria in the early centuries of the Christian era and that was chiefly concerned with attempts to interpret oriental and especially Hebrew religious beliefs in the light of Greek philosophy — compare neoplatonism, neo-pythagoreanism

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