Found 2 hits - Term: ebionite, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ebionite \e"bionite\, n. heb. ebyonimacm poor people.
eccl. hist.
one of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the
church, whose doctrine was a mixture of judaism and
christianity. they denied the divinity of christ, regarding
him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the new
testament.
1913 webster
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
ebionite
adj : of or relating to the ebionites or their religion
n : a member of a group of jews who during the early history of
the christian church accepted jesus as the messiah; they
accepted the gospel according to matthew but rejected st.
paul and continued to follow jewish law and celebrate
jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the
church of rome syn: nazarene
see also:
nazarene
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