Marcion

English

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃən/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (Christianity) , 2nd century theologian, philosopher, preacher and founder of Marcionism, a Hellenistic Christian religious belief system influenced by Gnostic theology; compiled the first Biblical canon, consisting solely of Greek New Testament scriptures, totally rejecting the scriptural authority of the Hebrew Tanakh adopted as the canonical Old Testament of the Judeo-Christian Bible

Etymology

Derived from Latin Mārciōn derived from Μᾱρκῑ́ων derived from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος derived from Latin Mārcus, Mārs derived from Old Latin Māvors derived from Proto-Indo-European *-kos (typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-kos

Gloss

typical of, pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives denoting the characteristic of, suffix forming adjectives denoting characteristic of

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