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Ascetic | Ascetic \As*cet"ic\, n. In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things. [1913 Webster] I am far from commending those ascetics that take up their quarters in deserts. --Norris. [1913 Webster] {Ascetic theology}, the science which treats of the practice of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of perfection. --Am. Cyc. [1913 Webster] |
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