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Meaning of ENCRATITE

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\En"cra*tite\, n. [L. Encratitae, pl., fr. Gr. ?
self-disciplined; ? in + ? strength.] (Eccl. Hist.)
One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage,
wine, and animal food; -- called also {Continent}.

 

 

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