Complete Definition of "marcionism"

English
Etymology
Eponym: w:Marcion of Sinope|Marcion + -ism
Noun

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  1. Christianity A Christian heresy akin to but distinct from gnosticism which rejected the validity of the Old Testament and essentially denied the Trinity, regarding God the Father as an inferior demiurge, and that Jesus had nothing to do with the First Person of the Trinity.

Related terms
marcionite

Category:Heresies
Category:English eponyms
Category:English nouns ending in -ism
ru:marcionism

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