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Hieracite Eccl. Hist.|ˈhaɪərəsaɪt|
[ad. med.L. Hierācītæ followers of Hierax (see below).]
A follower of Hierax, an Egyptian ascetic (c 300 a.d.), who denied the resurrection of the body, and taught that celibacy is required for Christian perfection, etc.
1585–7T. Rogers 39 Art. (1607) 154 The Hieracites, who have a phantasy, that no children departing this life before they come unto years of discretion and knowledge shall be saved. 1745A. Butler Lives Saints (1836) I. 70 A subtle heretic of the sect of the Hieracites. |