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 Marcionite Antitheses were probably spread among other Gnostic sects.

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

The older attempts to restore the Marcionite Gospel and Apostolicum have been antiquated by Zahn's Kanonsgeschichte, l. c.

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

Here they sought for a narrow line between the Marcionite and Encratite mode of life and the common church practice, and had no longer the courage and the candour to proclaim the "e sæculo excedere."

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

The Marcionite Church produced Paul and the growing Catholic Church completed him.

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

From the middle of the second century the Encratites stood midway between the larger Christendom and the Marcionite Church as well as the Gnostic schools.

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