Archontics

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The Archontics, or Archontici, were a sect of heretics, who arose towards the close of the 2nd century. They were thus called from the Greek word ἀρχοντες, "principalities", or "hierarchies of angels", by reason that they held the world to have been created by the angels. The Archontics were a branch of Gnosticism.

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• This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]
• Layton, Bentley. The Gnostic Scriptures. Doubleday, 1987 pp.191-198

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• Catholic Encyclopedia entry, may be referencing a different sect