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Euchite|ˈjuːkaɪt| Also 7 euchet. [ad. late L. euchīta, euchēta, ad. Gr. εὐχίτης (misspelt εὐχήτης), f. εὐχή prayer.] One of a sect which arose in the fourth century, taking its name from a belief that perpetual prayer was the only means of salvation. The name was also applied to later sects holding similar views.
1585Abp. Sandys Serm. (1841) 263 Give ourselves only to prayer. That is the error of the Euchites. 1621J. Mayer Eng. Catech., It [the Christian soule] will rather become an Euchet, by being continually lifted up in prayer. 1730–6in Bailey (folio). 1882–3Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. II. 1478 Massalians, a Christian sect, which soon obtained other names,—Euchites. |