cerinthian

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Definition of cerinthian

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noun

(historical)One of an ancient religious sect that attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.

“1845-1852, Walter Hook, Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Biography There were some among the Cerinthians, who absolutely denied the resurrection of the dead”

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noun

(historical)One of an ancient religious sect that attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.

“1845-1852, Walter Hook, Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Biography There were some among the Cerinthians, who absolutely denied the resurrection of the dead”

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From Cerinthus + -ian, named after its Jewish founder, Cerinthus.

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