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Ascetic
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary
One who retires from the world for the purpose of devotion and mortification. When the monks came in fashion, this title was bestowed upon them, especially such as lived in solitude. It was also the title of several books of spiritual exercises, as the Ascetics, or devout exercises of St. Basil, &c.
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Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Ascetic'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/cbd/a/ascetic.html. 1802.