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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cet•i•cism (ə set′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophythe manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic.
- Philosophythe doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like.
- rigorous self-denial;
extreme abstinence; austerity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: asˈcetiˌcism /əˈsɛtɪˌsɪzəm/ n - the behaviour, discipline, or outlook of an ascetic, esp of a religious ascetic
- the principles of ascetic practices, esp in the early Christian Church
- the theory and system of ascetic practices
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cet•ic /əˈsɛtɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona person who practices self-denial and leads a simple, severe life without luxuries or pleasures, usually for religious reasons.
adj. Also, asˈcet•i•cal. - practicing the life of an ascetic.
- showing the effects of an ascetic life:a lean ascetic face.
as•cet•i•cal•ly, adv. as•cet•i•cism/əˈsɛtɪˌsɪzəm/USA pronunciation ; n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•cet•ic (ə set′ik),USA pronunciation n. - a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
- (in the early Christian church) a monk;
hermit. adj. Also, as•cet′i•cal. - pertaining to asceticism.
- rigorously abstinent;
austere:an ascetic existence. - exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification.
- Greek askētikós subject to rigorous exercise, hardworking, equivalent. to askē- (see askesis) + -tikos -tic
- 1640–50
as•cet′i•cal•ly, adv. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged anchorite, recluse; cenobite.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strict, frugal, plain.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fanatic.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged self-indulgent.
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