Encratite
noun
En·cra·tite
-ˌtīt
plural -s
: a member of certain 2d century ascetic sects that condemned sexual intercourse, clericalism, and the use of animal food and strong drink compare apostolici
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin encratita, from Late Greek enkratitēs, from Greek enkratēs self-disciplined (from en in +0 -kratēs, from kratos strength) + -itēs -ite
- the bowels
- the box
- the boy next door
- the boy/girl next door
- the boys
- the brass ring
- the brave
- the breadline
- the brink
- the briny
- the British
- the bronx
- the Bronze Age
- the brunt of
- the brush-off
- the buck stops here
- the buck stops here with me
- the buddy system
- the bug
- the bulk
- the bum's rush
- the burbs
- the bush
- the business
- the business end