Heracleonite

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noun

A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, who offered mystical and allegorical interpretations of Scripture.

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Meanings

nounHeracleonite (plural Heracleonites)

plural Heracleonites

  1. historicalA follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, who offered mystical and allegorical interpretations of Scripture.

Origin

From Heracleon + -ite.

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APA

Heracleonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heracleonite

MLA

“Heracleonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heracleonite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heracleonite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heracleonite.

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