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Carpocratians

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

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A branch of the ancient Gnostics, so called from Carpocrates, who in the second century revised and improved upon the errors of Simon Magus, Menender, Saturnius, and other Gnostics.

See GNOSTICS.

Bibliography Information
Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Carpocratians'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​cbd/​c/carpocratians.html. 1802.
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