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  • 21Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism     Asceticism …

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  • 22humility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of pride Nouns 1. humility, humbleness; meekness, lowliness, lowness; [self ] abasement; submission, resignation; modesty, blush, suffusion, confusion. 2. humiliation, degradation, mortification;… …

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  • 23Ascetical theology — is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection . The word ascetic is from the Greek word… …

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  • 24Tanna Devei Eliyahu — (Hebrew: תנא דבי אליהו; alternate transliterations include Tana D vei Eliyahu and Tana D vei Eliahu) is the composite name of a midrash, consisting of two parts, whose final redaction took place at the end of the 10th century CE. The first part… …

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  • 25Ascetical Theology — • Briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ascetical Theology     Ascetical Theology      …

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  • 26Spirit, Fruits of the —    In the fifth chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians St. Paul sets forth the Fruits of the Spirit as nine in number, viz: (1) Love, (2) Joy, (3) Peace, (4) Longsuffering, (5) Gentleness, (6) Goodness, (7) Faith, (8) Meekness, (9) Temperance.… …

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  • 27modesty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Timidity Nouns modesty; humility; diffidence, timidity, bashfulness; shyness, unobtrusiveness; shame; reserve, constraint; demureness. Verbs 1. be modest, retire, give way to, retire into one s shell,… …

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  • 28Friedrich Nietzsche — Born October 15, 1844 Röcken bei Lützen, Prussia Died August 25, 1900(1900 08 25) (aged 55) Weimar, Saxony …

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  • 29Dorotheus of Gaza — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …

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  • 30Fruit of the Holy Spirit — The Fruit of the Spirit is a concept from the Christian New Testament of The Bible, specifically the Epistle to the Galatians chapter 5. Fruit is used to mean end product or harvest , and hence the passage describes what the writer expects to… …

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