Encratite

== English == === Etymology === Latin Encratitae (plural) from Ancient Greek ἐγκρατής (enkratḗs, “self-disciplined”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength”). === Noun === Encratite (plural Encratites) (historical) One of an ascetic 2nd-century sect of Christians who forbade marriage and counselled abstinence from meat. ==== Synonyms ==== Continent