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Adelophagi (from the Greek terms ἄδηλος adelos "secretly," and φάγω phago "I eat") were a Christian sect mentioned by the anonymous author known as Praedestinatus. They believed that a Christian ought to eat only in private.

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Adelophagi (from the Greek terms ἄδηλος adelos "secretly," and φάγω phago "I eat") were a Christian sect mentioned by the anonymous author known as Praedestinatus. They believed that a Christian ought to eat only in private.

The sect's beliefs were based on references to the Old Testament:

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