proper nounEncrătītaeENCRATITAE☆ KeepMeaninga sect of GnosticsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ENCRATITAELEWIS & SHORTENCRATITAEEncrătītae, ārum, m., = Ἐγκρατῖται ("the Continent"), I. a sect of Gnostics, Cod. Th. 16, 19, 1; Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, 13.Read the whole entry