Marcionism

[ mahr-shuh-niz-uhm ]

noun
  1. the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.

Origin of Marcionism

1
First recorded in 1880–85; Marcion + -ism

Words Nearby Marcionism

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British Dictionary definitions for Marcionism

Marcionism

/ (ˈmɑːʃəˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. a Gnostic movement of the 2nd and 3rd centuries ad

Origin of Marcionism

1
C16: after Marcion of Sinope, 2nd-century Gnostic

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