Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebionize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ebion-ize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To believe in or expound upon the Ebionite heresy.

Example Sentences

"When, therefore, St John came forward with the testimony of his Gospel to oppose the Ebionizing and Gnostic fundamental principle of all heresy, and at the same time externally and internally supplemented the Synoptists, he was not influenced by a multiplicity of separate and independent aims."
"These writers unanimously attribute to him an Ebionizing Christology; and to this must be added as a further sign his strong chiliasm […]"
"Would you be willing to imitate all the examples of the old church? Or are you Ebionizing, and do you wish to return us to the Mosaic rule?"

Etymology

From Ebion + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ebion

Inflected Forms

Ebionizes (present, singular) Ebionizing (participle, present) Ebionized (participle, past) Ebionized (past) Ebionise (alternative)

Questions

What does ebionize mean?: To believe in or expound upon the Ebionite heresy.
Where does ebionize come from?: From Ebion + -ize.

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