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Definition of Ascetics

Ascetic
Ascetic As*cet"ica. [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.
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. 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.

Meaning of Ascetics from wikipedia

- others live in monasteries as monks or nuns. Some ascetics live like priests and preachers, other ascetics are armed and militant, to resist any ****cution—a...
- University of New York Press, 2003. ISBN 0-7914-5922-5. Wandering with Sadhus: Ascetics in the Hindu Himalayas, Sondra L. Hausner, Bloomington, Indiana University...
- to Christian love. Ascetics, as a branch of theology, may be briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism. It has been defined...
- This is a list of the ascetics belonging to the Digambara sect of Jainism. These ascetics are known for their contributions to Jain philosophy and Jainism...
- landlords and headmen were unable to pay both the ascetics and the English. British viewed these Hindu ascetics with su****ion and treated them like bandits...
- grandfather, Kalonymus ben Isaac the Elder, seem to have been a family of ascetics. Among the Ashke**** Hasidic movement which they led, it was frequent to...
- However, soon after Mahavira's nirvana ascetics organized themselves into groups. A few examples of ascetics living in complete solitude are found in...
- sadhu (male ascetics, muni), sadhvi (female ascetics, aryika), śrāvaka (laymen), and śrāvikā (laywomen). The latter two support the ascetics and their monastic...
- Hierax (Ancient Gr****: Ἱέραξ), or Hieracas, was a learned ascetic who flourished about the end of the 3rd century AD at Leontopolis in Egypt, where he...
- Vairagi is a Hindu sect who follow Vaishnavism. Celibate ascetics of Vaishnav Sampradaya are called Vairagi or Bairagi. The Vairagi term was first adopted...