ascesis
/əˈsiːsɪs
/noun [mass noun]
The practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons.Those scriptures that contain prescriptions for worshipping gods, sacrifices, donations, ascesis and other rituals, have been prepared by wise men only to keep people subjugated....
- Through daily ascesis, even in periods of no external persecution, the monastics testify to the martyrdom of conscience.
- Hence, monastics are continuously involved in ascesis in order to rid their selves of the heavy burden of self-idolization and self-love.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek askēsis 'training', from askein 'to exercise'.
Rhymes
- finback whale
- finca
- finch
- find
- findable
- find against
- finder
- finder's fee
- finders keepers (losers weepers)
- fin de siècle
- find fault
- find favour
- find for (or find in favour of)
- find God
- find in favour of
- finding
- find it in one's heart to do something
- find its (own) level
- Findlay
- find one's feet
- find one's (own) level
- find (or lose) one's tongue
- find someone out
- find something out (or find out about something)
- find-spot