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asceticism [aset′isiz′əm] Etymology: Gk, askein, to exercise (in psychiatry) a defense mechanism that involves repudiation of all instinctual impulses. The concept is derived from the religious doctrine that material things are evil and only spiritual things are good. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But how are we to save conservatism from political adventurers with no loyalty to and defiant of what can even be termed an ascetical conservative ontology? Some Aquarians may have substituted water out of ascetical reasons; for others, there may have been theological or political overtones. Father Robinson comments that ascetical prayer is not always a very exciting business, and reading some of the passages from St. |
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