Encratites

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 251 words | Copyright

Encratites. A title applied to several groups of early Christians who carried their ascetic practices and doctrines to extremes which were in most cases considered heretical. They commonly rejected the use of wine and meat, and also often of marriage.

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