PRISCIL'LIANIST, noun In church history, one of a sect so denominated from Priscillian, a Spaniard, bishop of Avila, who practiced magic, maintained the errors of the Manichees, and held it to be lawful to make false oaths in the support of one's cause and interest.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.