NOUN | person | Ebionite, Nazarene | a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah |
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ADJECTIVE | pert | Ebionite | of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion |
Meaning | Of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion. | |
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Spanish | ebionita | |
Nouns | Ebionite | a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | Nazarene | |
Broader | religious person | A person who manifests devotion to a deity |
Adjectives | Ebionite | of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion |
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