Members of an early Christian sect who renounced worldly possessions and lived ascetically to achieve spiritual perfection.
From Greek 'apotassesthai' meaning 'to renounce' or 'to bid farewell,' derived from 'apo-' (away) and 'tassein' (to arrange). The term emerged in early Christian theology to describe radical ascetics.
The apotactici were so committed to giving up everything that they made modern minimalists look like hoarders—they influenced monastic traditions that still shape religious communities today.
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