-(使身體服從心靈的道德律, 因而嚴格禁慾的哲學)
 -極端的禁慾主義
   .為耶穌所指責
       太 11:19  路 7:34 
   .為保羅所指責
       西 2:20-23  提前 4:1-4,8 

 -見 斯多亞哲學/恬淡寡慾 

 -禁慾的例子
   .施洗約翰
       太 11:18  路 7:33 
   .「為天國的緣故」獨身的人
       太 19:12 

 -(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