Noun: Ebionite
- A member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
- Nazarene
- Of or relating to the Ebionites or their religion
"Ebionite beliefs combined Jewish practices with early Christian teachings"
Derived forms: Ebionites
Type of: religious person
Encyclopedia: Ebionite