ASCETICISM

ASCETICISM. → (A philosophy that leads to severe austerities in subordinating the body to the control of the moral attributes of the mind) → Extreme application of
* Rebuked by Jesus Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34
* Rebuked by Paul Col 2:20-23; 1Ti 4:1-4,8

→ See STOICISM → INSTANCES OF THE PRACTICE OF
* John the Baptist Mt 11:18; Lu 7:33
* Those who practiced celibacy for the kingdom of heaven's sake, Mt 19:12

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As‐cet″i‐cism (�), n. The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.