Cerinthian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cerinthian \Ce*rin"thi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
     One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a
     Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the
     opinions of the Jews and Gnostics. --Hook.
     [1913 Webster]