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Marcionism

(mär′s̸hən iz′əm)

noun

the doctrines of a rigorous Christian sect of the 2d and 3d cent. that rejected the Old Testament and all but the writings of Paul in the New Testament

Origin: after Marcion, Christian Gnostic of the 2d c.

Related Forms:

Marcionite noun

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noun

A Christian heresy of the second and third centuries A.D. that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incarnation of God in Jesus as a human.

Origin:

Origin: After Marcion (died c. A.D. 160), Pontic merchant and heretic in Rome

Related Forms:

Marˈcion·iteˌ (-shə-nītˌ) noun

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