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Encratite|ˈɛnkrətaɪt|
Chiefly in pl.
[ad. late L. encratīta, late Gr. ἐγκρατῑ́της (Hippolytus), f. ἐγκρατ-ής continent + -ῑτης: see -ite.]
One of those early Christian heretics (chiefly Gnostic) that abstained from flesh, from wine, and from marriage. Also attrib.
1587T. Rogers 39 Art. (1621) 295 The Encratites..use no wine at all. 1702Echard Eccl. Hist. (1710) 500 Justin's scholar, Tatian..formed a new sect called by the name of Encratites, or Continents. 1883Ch. Q. Rev. XV. 394 By Encratites and Marcionites intoxicating liquors would have been denounced with as much fervour as by Dr. Kerr. 1885G. Salmon Hist. Introd. N.T. 241 The principal apocryphal Acts of the Apostles proceeded from men of Encratite views. |