Apotactite
English
Etymology
From Latin plural Apotactitae.
Noun
Apotactite (plural Apotactites)
- (Christianity, historical) One of an ancient sect of Christians who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Apotactite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)