ASCETICS
Noun
ascetics
plural of ascetic
Anagrams
• accessit, siccates
Source: Wiktionary
ASCETIC
As*cet"ic a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.
The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. Sir W. Scott.
As*cet"ic, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition