A·p'o·tăc'tite, n.

n. [L. Lat. pl. apotactitæ, Gr. ἀποτακτίται, from ἀποτακτός, set apart, from ἀποτάσσειν, to set apart, to renounce, from ἀπό, from, and τάσσειν, to arrange, ordain.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their effects and possessions.