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EBIONITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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 the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
Synonyms:
Ebionite; Nazarene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ebionite" is a kind of...):
religious person (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Ebionite (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 the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome)