Definition of Ascetec
As*cet"ic (&?;) a. [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to
exercise, to practice gymnastics.] Extremely rigid in self-denial and
devotions; austere; severe.
The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline.
Sir W. Scott.
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.
I am far from commending those ascetics that take up
their quarters in deserts.
Norris.
Ascetic theology, the science which treats of the
practice of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of
perfection. Am. Cyc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of or relating to the Ascetics, or to the practice of rigorous self-discipline.
- One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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