'Ebionite' definitions:
Definition of 'Ebionite'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
noun
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 [syn: Nazarene, Ebionite]
Definition of 'Ebionite'
From: GCIDE
- Ebionite \E"bi*o*nite\, n. [Heb. ebyon[imac]m poor people.] (Eccl. Hist.) 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. [1913 Webster]