释义 |
car·po·cra·tian \ˌkärpəˈkrāshən\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Carpocratianus, from Greek Karpokratianos, from Karpokratēs Carpocrates, 2d century A.D. Alexandrian Gnostic + -ianos -ian : a follower of Carpocrates who taught that men can attain to a higher degree of illumination than that of Jesus — compare gnosticism |