Encratite

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Encratite \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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