Encratite Definition

noun

(historical) One of an ascetic 2nd-century sect of Christians who forbade marriage and counselled abstinence from meat.

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Other Word Forms of Encratite

Noun

Singular:
encratite
Plural:
encratites

Origin of Encratite

  • Latin Encratitae (plural) from Ancient Greek self-disciplined; in + strength.

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Encratite Sentence Examples

  • It is of a strongly Encratite character and dates from the 2nd century.

  • The encratite tendency in these Acts is not so strongly developed as in those of Andrew and Thomas.

  • Marriage and property had already been eschewed in the Jewish Essene and Therapeutic sects, and in Christianity the name of Encratite was given to those who repudiated marriage and the use of wine.

  • In the Catholic church, however, common sense prevailed, and those who desired to follow the Encratite ideal repaired to the monasteries.

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