Agonoclita or the Agonoclites in antiquity was a
Christian sect from the 7th century whose distinguishing principle was never to
kneel, but to deliver all their
prayer
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standing
Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an upright (orthostatic) position and supported only by the feet. Although seemingly static, the body rocks slightly back and forth from the ankle in the ...
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Etymology
The name of this group
is derived from the following
Greek words: the
privative particle ''α'' ("not"), ''γονυ'' ("knee"), and ''κλινω'' ("I bend").
References
See also
7th-century Christianity
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