CARPOCRATIANS
\kˌɑːpəkɹˈe͡ɪʃənz], \kˌɑːpəkɹˈeɪʃənz], \k_ˌɑː_p_ə_k_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_z]\
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In Eccl. Hist., the followers of Carpocrates, who is called by Eusebius the father of the Gnostic heresy. His system was based on the assertion that men cannot free themselves from the power of evil except by compliance with evil; in other words, that the only road to righteousness is through iniquity.
By Henry Percy Smith
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.