Asceticism

Asceticism
Appearances & References
Referenced in	Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies

Asceticism is the abstinence from various worldly pleasures often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals.

Bellairs Corpus

• Saint Adiposa was the author of numerous anti-ascetic tracts (Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies; 16). The prefix anti- and foodstuffs compared to Fidgeta paint the saint on a large canvas.
• Saint Nymphadota was a third-century ascetic from Leptis Magna (Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies, 83).