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ascesis

[ uh-see-sis ]

noun

plural asceses
  1. strict self-discipline or self-control, as for religious or meditative purposes.


ascesis

/ 蓹藞蝉颈藧蝉瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. the exercise of self-discipline
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ascesis1

First recorded in 1870鈥75; from Greek 补蝉办脓蝉颈蝉 鈥渆xercise, training,鈥 equivalent to 补蝉办脓- (variant stem of 补蝉办别卯苍 鈥渢o practice, train鈥) + -sis noun suffix; -sis
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ascesis1

C19: from Greek, from askein to exercise
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Monophysitism adopted this tradition, and made ascesis the central duty of the Christian life.

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Remy de Gourmont would free us from the rule of dogmatist and moralist, but he would free us from these without plunging us into a yet sterner ascesis.

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