Matthean
adjective
Mat·the·an
ma-ˈthē-ən 
mə-
variants
or Matthaean
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the evangelist Matthew or the gospel ascribed to him
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These magi, who claimed explicit descent from the Matthean ones, operated for several hundred years on the border between what had long been superstition and what would become science.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2023
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2023
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“Matthean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Matthean. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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