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Abstinentes
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English
Etymology
From en abstinens<lang:la>
Pronunciation
en /ˈabstɪnˌɛnts/ UK
Noun
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en historical a Gnostic-aligned sect which formed in Spain and Gaul and told its followers to abstain from marriage to achieve sanctity, and also separately to abstain from meat.en 1874 Rev. John Henry Blunt Dictionary of sects, heresies, ecclesiastical parties, and schools of religious thought. Abstinentes https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001391045 1-2
References
en Christianity Gnosticism