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> Augustine is searching for clarity particularly in relation to the Arians, > who were saying that the Son was a 'creature' of the Father. The > ambiguity of the terms 'creator, creare' gave some colour to their > opinion. 'Creator' can mean 'begetter'; Ovid uses it to mean 'Father' > (Metamorphoses, 8,309). 'Creatrix' regularly means 'mother'. There were > obviously occasions in which it was better to avoid 'creator' in favour of > 'conditor'. [...]37_13Feb199809:53:[log in to unmask] |