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marcionite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
mar-cionite
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A follower of Marcionism.

adj

Of or related to Marcion, Marcionism, or the Marcionites.

Etymology

From Late Latin Marcionita, from Mārciōn + -ita (“-ite”), from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, “Marcion”), equivalent to Marcion + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Marcionites (plural) more Marcionite (comparative) most Marcionite (superlative)

Derived Forms

Marcionitish Marcionitism

Frequently Paired Words

Marcionism Marcionist Marcionitic

Synonyms

Marcionist

Questions

What does marcionite mean?
A follower of Marcionism.
Where does marcionite come from?
From Late Latin Marcionita, from Mārciōn + -ita (“-ite”), from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, “Marcion”), equivalent to Marcion + -ite.

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