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Webster 1913 Edition


Apotactite

Apˊo-tac′tite

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Noun.
[LL. pl.
apotactitae
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] set apart; [GREEK] from + [GREEK] to arrange, ordain.]
(Eccl. Hist.)
One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.

Webster 1828 Edition


Apotactite

APOTAC'TITE

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Noun.
[Gr. from to renounce; to ordain.]
One of a sect of ancient christians, who, in imitation of the first believers, renounced all their effects and possessions.