Ebionite

noun

Ebi·​o·​nite

-ˌnīt

: one of a Judaistic Christian Gnostic sect of the 2d century a.d. that observed the Jewish law in part, rejected St. Paul, accepted only the Gospel of Matthew, and held an adoptionist Christology

Ebionitic

⸗⸗⸗¦nitik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin ebionita, from Hebrew ebyōn poor + Latin -ita -ite

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