En'cra-tite, n.
n. [Gr. ἐγκρατής, moderate, self-disciplined, from ἐν and κράτος, strength.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the second century who abstained from marriage, wine, and animal food. Buck.
n. [Gr. ἐγκρατής, moderate, self-disciplined, from ἐν and κράτος, strength.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the second century who abstained from marriage, wine, and animal food. Buck.