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Naassene

noun
Na·​as·​sene | \ nāˈaˌsēn\
plural -s

Definition of Naassene

: a member of one of the Ophite group of Gnostic sects noted for its worship of the serpent as the principle of generation

History and Etymology for Naassene

Late Greek naassēnos, from naas snake, from Hebrew naḥash

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