Ebionite
noun
Ebi·o·nite
-ˌnīt
: one of a Judaistic Christian Gnostic sect of the 2d century a.d. that observed the Jewish law in part, rejected St. Paul, accepted only the Gospel of Matthew, and held an adoptionist Christology
Ebionitic adjective
⸗⸗⸗¦nitik
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin ebionita, from Hebrew ebyōn poor + Latin -ita -ite