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Apotactite — Ap o*tac tite, n. [LL. pl. apotactitae, Gr. ?, fr. ? set apart; ? from + ? to arrange, ordain.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
APOSTOLICI — I. APOSTOLICI Haeretici, Encratitarum et Catharorum Soboles, sic dicti, quia Apostolicae puritatis imitatores videri volebant. Circa A. C. 145. Coniugium reiecerunt, tamquam caeli remoram; bonis se abdicârunt, omnia communia esse debere… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
apotactites — kˌtīts noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Apotactitae, from Late Greek Apotaktitai, from Greek apotaktos set apart (from apotassein to set apart, from apo + tassein to arrange, put in a certain order) + itai (plural of itēs… … Useful english dictionary
