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 prayers standing.
[1] The name of this group is derived from the following Greek words: the privative particle α ("not"), γονυ ("knee"), and κλινω ("I bend").
Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.).
James and John Knapton, et al.
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