Marcionite

American  

[mahr-shuh-nahyt] / ˈmɑr ʃəˌnaɪt /

Or Marcionist

noun

1. a member of a Gnostic ascetic sect that flourished from the 2nd to 7th century a.d. and that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Christ.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Marcionites or their doctrines.

Etymology

Origin of Marcionite

From the Late Latin word Marciōnīta, dating back to 1530–40. See Marcion, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Marcion's Antitheses, which may still in part be reconstructed from Tertullian, Epiphanius, Adamantius, Ephraem, etc., possessed canonical authority in the Marcionite church, and therefore took the place of the Old Testament.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

As to a Marcionite theory that the promise to send the Spirit was fulfilled in the mission of Paul, an indication of the want of enthusiasm among the Marcionites, see the following page, note 2.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

To illustrate the relation of these denunciations to Marcionite doctrine, I will suppose a parallel.

From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber

The Marcionite Church therefore had a founder, the Catholic has none.

From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

Still more logical indeed was the dilemma: either Jewish, or Marcionite Christian.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil