Encratite

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Encratite

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Latin Encratitae (plural) from Ancient Greek ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs, “self-disciplined”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength”).

noun Encratites

historical One of an ascetic 2nd-century sect of Christians who forbade marriage and counselled abstinence from meat.
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@misc{encratite_2026,
  title = {Encratite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/encratite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}