The Arrhabonarii were a Polish Christian sect who held that the Eucharist was not a present gift of grace but was a pledge of a gift to be bestowed in heaven.[1] The sect's name is derived from the Greek Ἀρραβων, Arrha, meaning "earnest".[2] The position was first argued by Francesco Stancaro in 1543.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Blunt, John Henry (1874-01-01). Dictionary of Sects, Heresies, Ecclesiastical Parties, and Schools of Religious Thought. Rivingtons.
  2. ^ "History of Science: Cyclopædia, or, An universal dictionary of arts and sciences - Arboreus - artery". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-06.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Arrhabonarii". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.