ˈkāˌnīt noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Cain, son of Adam + English -ite — more at cain
1. : a descendant of Cain, one of the sons of Adam
2.
[Late Latin Cainita, from Cain + Latin -ita -ite]
: a member of a gnostic sect that regarded the Old Testament as an account of the work of a demiurge and a distortion of the true nature of such men as Cain, whom they honored