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Cainite

Cain·ite [ ˈkāˌnīt]

Cainite

noun

[ˈkāˌnīt]

plural -s

Definition of Cainite

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

History and Etymology for Cainite

Cain, son of Adam + English -ite

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