Noun
German Roman Catholic theologian and mystic (1260-1327)
Source: WordNetHe likens it to Meister Eckhart 's "istigheit" or "is-ness", and Plato 's "Being" but not separated from "Becoming". Source: Internet
Mystics such as Meister Eckhart (d. 1327) and Thomas à Kempis (d. 1471) wrote works that taught the laity to focus on their inner spiritual life, which laid the groundwork for the Protestant Reformation. Source: Internet
Merton studied poetry at Columbia, and was “turned on like a pinball machine by Blake, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Meister Eckhart, Coomaraswamy, Traherne, Hopkins, Maritain, and the sacraments of the Catholic Church.” Source: Internet
The theologian and mystic Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 - 1328) entered Prediger Monastery around 1275. Source: Internet