abrahamite

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Synonyms: abrahamic, grahamite, abrahamitic, abrahamian, abrahamism

Antonyms: abrahamic, grahamite, abrahamitic, abrahamian, abrahamism

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} A member of a ninth-century group of [[Antiochean]] [[Paulician]]s led by a monk named Abraham who were supressed by the [[Patriarch]] {{w|Quriaqos of Tagrit}}.<ref>{{cite-book|en|year=1874|author=Rev. John Henry Blunt|title=Dictionary of sects, heresies, ecclesiastical parties, and schools of religious thought.|entry=Abrahamites (I)|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001391045|page=1}}</ref>
2. {{senseid|en|18th century}} {{lb|en|historical}} A member of a [[sect]] in [[Pardubitz]] in [[Bohemia]] in the 18th century, professing to be followers of the pre-circumcised Abraham and rejecting all scripture but the [[Decalogue]] and [[Lord's Prayer]].<ref>{{cite-book|en|year=1874|author=Rev. John Henry Blunt|title=Dictionary of sects, heresies, ecclesiastical parties, and schools of religious thought.|entry=Abrahamite (II)|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001391045|page=1}}</ref>

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