- (A philosophy that leads to severe austerities in subordinating the body to the control of the moral attributes of the mind)
- Extreme application of Rebuked by Jesus Mt 11:19; Lu 7:34 Rebuked by Paul Col 2:20-23; 1Ti 4:1-4,8
- See STOICISM
- INSTANCES OF THE PRACTICE OF John the Baptist Mt 11:18; Lu 7:33 Those who practiced celibacy “for the kingdom of heaven's sake,” Mt 19:12
Nave’s Topical Bible
Asceticism
Nave’s Topical Bible, Orville J. Nave (1896). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.