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Early Ascetic

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adjective

• said of or relating to the Essenes

noun

• a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus

21%9Ascetic
noun

• someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

• a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

21%7Ascetic practices of fasting and meditation
noun

• rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

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