ELKESAITE


Meaning of ELKESAITE in English

ˈelkəˌsīt; ˌelkəˈsāˌīt, -ˈsīˌīt noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Elkesai, semilegendary author of a 2d or 3d century work of religious inspiration + English -ite

: a member of an Ebionite sect in whose system magic and astrology played a conspicuous role

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