Relating to Carpocrates or Carpocratism, an early Christian Gnostic movement emphasizing secret knowledge and radical morality.
From Carpocrates, a 2nd-century CE Gnostic philosopher, + '-ian' suffix. Named after the historical figure who founded this philosophical movement.
Carpocratian Gnostics believed in secret spiritual knowledge and lived by extremely unconventional morality—they were the rebels of early Christianity, earning them condemnation from mainstream churches.
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