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BASILIDIANS

\bˌazɪlˈɪdi͡ənz], \bˌazɪlˈɪdi‍ənz], \b_ˌa_z_ɪ_l_ˈɪ_d_iə_n_z]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Eccl. Hist., a Gnostic sect, who maintained the mystical system of Basileides, and asserted that Simon of Cyrene suffered on the cross in place of our Lord.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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