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Heracleonite

He-rac′le-on-ite

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Noun.
(Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church.

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Heracleonite

Heracleonite

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Noun

Heracleonite (plural Heracleonites)

  1. (historical) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, who offered mystical and allegorical interpretations of Scripture.