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asceticism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ascesis |
| Type of | self-discipline, self-control, self-denial |
asceticism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | austerity, nonindulgence |
| Type of | self-denial, self-discipline |
| Has types | monasticism |
asceticism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | philosophy, doctrine, school of thought, ism, philosophical system |
Examples of asceticism
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I probably confused his deep-seated interest in Zen with an associated asceticism.
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For Nikos Kazantzakis, who died in 1957, the great temptation was asceticism.
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Up to this point in time, Christian asceticism had been solitary or eremitic.
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He was a distinguished child known for his piety, cleanliness and asceticism.
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It was this strict asceticism that made Martin Luther judge him so severely.
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The middle way will serve you better than either asceticism or debauchery.
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Despite the fine robes, one discerns more than a hint of asceticism in the gaunt cheeks.
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Later he grew to admire the writings and asceticism of Thomas u Kempis.
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That in itself became a pleasurable asceticism, and it suited my budget.
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- The doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- Austerity: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
- Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
- (ascetic) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"
- (ascetic) abstainer: someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- (ascetic) practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
- Asceticism (/u0259u02C8su025Btu026Asu026Azu0259m/; from the Greek: u1F04u03C3u03BAu03B7u03C3u03B9u03C2 u00E1skesis, "exercise" or "training") is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals...
- The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity
- (Ascetic) (n) : a strict hermit
