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Elchasaite

Elchasaite is the alternative form of Elcesaite.

Meaning of Elcesaite

Noun

Elcesaite (plural Elcesaites)

  1. (historical) A member of an ancient Jewish-Christian sect, possibly related to the Ebionites, in Sassanid southern Mesopotamia.
    • The Homilies speak of the “Wisdom” or “Sophia” of God as if it were part of God’s feminine aspect (16.12). The Elchasaites, another Jewish Christian group, believed that the Holy Spirit was female and was either the equal of Christ or his sister (Panarion 30.17.6, 53.1.9). All of this makes sense...2000, Keith Akers, chapter 4, in The lost religion of Jesus: simple living and nonviolence in early Christianity, New York, NY: Lantern Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54

Forms of Elchasaite

pluralElchasaites

Questions about Elchasaite

What is Elchasaite the alternative form of?
Elchasaite is the alternative form of Elcesaite.

Words near Elchasaite in the dictionary

  1. elcaja
  2. elcatonin
  3. elce
  4. Elcesaite
  5. Elcesaites
  6. Elchasaite
  7. Elchasaites
  8. Elche
  9. elchee
  10. elchees
  11. elchi

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