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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Eccl. Hist.)

One of an ancient religious sect, so called from

Cerinthus

, a Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.

Hook.

Cerinthian ‎(plural Cerinthians)

(historical) One of an ancient religious sect that attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the opinions of the Jews and Gnostics.
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