单词 | ascesis |
释义 | ascesis[ uh-see-sis ] / əˈsi sɪs / noun, plural as·ce·ses [uh-see-seez]. /əˈsi siz/.strict self-discipline or self-control, as for religious or meditative purposes. Also as·ke·sis [uh-skee-sis] /əˈski sɪs/ . Origin of ascesisFirst recorded in 1870–75; from Greek askēsis “exercise, training,” equivalent to askē- (variant stem of askeîn “to practice, train”) + -sis noun suffix; see -sis Words nearby ascesisascensionist, Ascensiontide, ascensive, ascent, ascertain, ascesis, ascetic, asceticism, Asch, Aschaffenburg, Ascham Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ascesisascesis / (əˈsiːsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-siːz)the exercise of self-discipline Word Origin for ascesisC19: from Greek, from askein to exercise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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