Term
Asceticism
Athletic discipline and an approach to living that renounces the comforts of the material world.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
Athletic discipline, an approach to living that renounces the comforts of the material world.
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- See also
- ManichaeismTerm
- MonasticismTerm
Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 102
- 2.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 15D
Last revised August 14, 2026