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Marcionism.

The teachings of Marcion of Sinope and his followers, a docetic form of early Christianity often but not universally considered Gnostic that rejected the spiritual authority of the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament) and the disciples and apostles other than Paul as serving the Demiurge.

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noun/ˈmɑrʃiəˌnɪzəm/General-American/ˈmɑrʃəˌnɪzəm/General-American/ˈmɑrsiəˌnɪzəm/General-American/ˈmɑːʃiənɪzm/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The teachings of Marcion of Sinope and his followers, a docetic form of early Christianity often but not universally considered Gnostic that rejected the spiritual authority of the Hebrew Tanakh (Old Testament) and the disciples and apostles other than Paul as serving the Demiurge.

    historical · uncountable
  2. General rejection of the Old Testament, its God, and its teachings.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Marcion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Marcionism From Marcion + -ism.

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