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Marcionism

[ mahr-shuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the doctrines and principles of the Marcionites.


Marcionism

/ ˈmɑːʃəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. a Gnostic movement of the 2nd and 3rd centuries ad


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Marcionism1

First recorded in 1880–85; Marcion + -ism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Marcionism1

C16: after Marcion of Sinope, 2nd-century Gnostic

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