asceticism
11asceticism — n. to practice asceticism * * * [ə setɪsɪz(ə)m] to practice asceticism …
12asceticism — The strict discipline of one s body has been a precept of many religions, and clearly Christians who expected an early return of the Lord to earth prepared for it with prayer, fasting, and abstention from sexual relations. There is strong… …
13asceticism — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extremism in self restraint Nouns 1. asceticism, puritanism, austerity; abstinence, abstemiousness; [self ]mortification, [self ]denial, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, hair shirt, flagellation; penance,… …
14ASCETICISM — religious practices which lead to the neglect of the body and SPIRITUAL EXERCISES which involve extreme fasting, FLAGELLATION and other discomforts. Asceticism is characteristic of all FORMS of MONASTICISM …
15asceticism — [[t]əse̱tɪsɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures …
16asceticism — asketizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Visiškas susilaikymas, gyvenimo malonumų išsižadėjimas. kilmė plg. asketas atitikmenys: angl. asceticism vok. Asketismus, m rus. аскетизм …
17asceticism — ascetic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ strictly self disciplined and avoiding any sensory pleasures or luxuries. ► NOUN ▪ an ascetic person. DERIVATIVES ascetically adverb asceticism noun. ORIGIN from Greek ask t s monk , from askein …
18Asceticism in Judaism — Asceticism is a term derived from the Greek verb ἀσκέω, meaning to practise strenuously, to exercise. Athletes were therefore said to go through ascetic training, and to be ascetics.In this usage the twofold application to the mode of living and… …
19asceticism — noun see ascetic …
20asceticism — as·cet·i·cism (ə setґĭ siz əm) a way of life or character trait described by the elimination of pleasurable effects associated with experiences and characterized by renunciation, self denial, withdrawal from society, and sometimes… …
