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Carpocratian

noun
Car·​po·​cra·​tian | \ ˌkärpəˈkrāshən\
plural -s

Definition of Carpocratian

: a follower of Carpocrates who taught that humans can attain to a higher degree of illumination than that of Jesus — compare gnosticism

History and Etymology for Carpocratian

Medieval Latin Carpocratianus, from Greek Karpokratianos, from Karpokratēs Carpocrates, 2d century a.d. Alexandrian Gnostic + -ianos -ian

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