Artotyrite

noun

Ar·​to·​ty·​rite

ˌärtəˈtīˌrīt

plural -s

: one of a Montanist sect that according to its opponents used bread and cheese in the celebration of the Lord's Supper

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Artotyrita, from Late Greek Artotyritēs, from Greek artotyros bread and cheese (from arto- + tyros cheese) + -itēs -ite

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