单词 | ascetic |
释义 | ascetic From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishasceticas‧cet‧ic /əˈsetɪk/ adjectiveRELIGIONliving without any physical pleasures or comforts, especially for religious reasons an ascetic life —ascetic noun [countable] —asceticism /-tɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusascetic• At the same time, however, the Church also honored an ascetic ideal.• Louis became an extremely devout and ascetic man.• The church itself became a two-class system: the ascetic monasteries versus the more worldly regular clergy.• Like the ascetic movement of which it was an outgrowth, monasticism had its origins in the Middle East.Origin ascetic (1600-1700) Greek asketikos, from asketes “person who exercises, hermit”, from askein “to work, exercise” |
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