Thesaurus: ebionite

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1. n. One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the church, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and Christianity. They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the New Testament.
2. adj. of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
3. n. a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
4. One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the church, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and Christianity. They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the New Testament.
5. One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of thechurch, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and Christianity.They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding him as an inspiredmessenger, and rejected much of the New Testament.