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

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Marcionite

The Gnostic Schools and the Marcionite Church are to some extent the answer.

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

The Marcionite Antitheses were probably spread among other Gnostic sects.

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

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 Neil Buchanan

"Gnosticism" and Marcionite Christianity prove the variety and depth of the needs then asserting themselves within the space that the ecclesiastical historian is able to survey.

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

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

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