Word: asceticism
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Crabs of the Desert. Throughout the upheaval and persecutions of the late Roman Empire, Christians believed that the end of the world must be imminent; and they happily practiced a life of denial. But paradoxically, it was not so much persecution as acceptance that finally drove Christians to solitary life...
In Jawaharlal Nehru's home state of Uttar Pradesh, the legislative assembly was in turmoil. A member had just reported that a religious ascetic had performed a temple rite to the Hindu goddess of destruction, Durga, in order to take Nehru's life by magic. In New Delhi...
Loyal Commander. But Ben Bella's hold on the government and the nation really depends on the support of the 50,000-man Algerian army and its ascetic commander, Colonel Houari Boumedienne, who is also Defense Minister and Vice President of Algeria. With a monthly salary of about $50...
The man stirring up these contradictory emotions is a mystical prelate who leads an ascetic personal life. About the only ornament in his bedroom is an icon of Christ on the cross, and his combined salaries as President and archbishop ($21,280) go to charities. Makarios is so compelling a...
The object of Patman's wrath was ascetic-looking Alfred Hayes, president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and a ranking member of the U.S.'s powerful central banking system. For three decades, Wright Patman has fumed and fussed that the Federal Reserve System is too secretive...