ARTOTYRITES, or Artotyritae,a Sect in Religion; being a Branch of the ancient Montanists, who first appeared in the second Century, and infested all Galatia. See MONTANIST. They used Bread and Cheese in the Eucharist, or perhaps Bread baked with Cheese.—Their Reason was, that the first Men offered to God, not only the Fruits of the Earth, but of their Flocks too. Hence, according to St. Augustine, came their Name, which is Greek; being composed of ἄρτος, Bread, and τυρός, Cheese.
