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ascetics

UK
/əˈsɛt.ɪks/
US
/əˈsɛt.ɪks/

Translations

asceticnoun

ascetics

pl

ascetics
pl
UK
/əˈsɛt.ɪk/
US
/əˈsɛt.ɪk/
ascètePersonne menant une vie de renoncement et de discipline spirituelle.
Early Christian ascetics often withdrew to the desert to devote themselves to prayer.
Les ascètes du christianisme primitif se retiraient souvent dans le désert pour se consacrer à la prière.

Definitions

asceticnoun
A person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence, typically for religious or spiritual reasons.
Early Christian ascetics often withdrew to the desert to devote themselves to prayer.
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