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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.