| Definition of 'ebionite' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Nazarene, Ebionite
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
2. (adj) Ebionite
of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
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| Definition of 'ebionite' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ebionite
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
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