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renunciate

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See: disallow


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Such a term is frequently used to indicate that not all holy men are as detached from the world as they seem, although there are genuine renunciates to be found.
I think people recognise from the experience of places like Northern Ireland that it is necessary to put military pressure on the Taliban while at the same time holding out the prospect that there can be a political process that can follow, whereby those that are willing to renunciate violence can follow a different path," he said.
I have chosen the path of a yogic renunciate because I desire to dedicate myself 'entirely to the path of yoga.
 
 
 
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