Cainite
noun
Cain·ite
ˈkāˌnīt
plural -s
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
Word History
Etymology
Cain, son of Adam + English -ite
- (it's) better (to be) safe than sorry
- (it's) no biggie
- (it) serves (someone) right
- (just) one of those days
- (let's) face it
- (like) water off a duck's back
- (many) happy returns
- (one's) age is catching up to one
- (only) time will tell
- (out) in/into the open
- (right) under someone's nose
- (right) up/down someone's alley
- (sitting) in the catbird seat
- (someone's) courage fails him/her
- (somewhere) in the region of
- (the right of) first refusal
- (the) back of beyond
- (the) cat has someone's tongue
- (the) crowd
- (the) deuce
- (the) goods
- (the) herd
- (the) last someone heard
- (the) last someone saw
- (the) masses