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单词 asceticism
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•cet•i•cism  (ə setə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Philosophythe manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic.
  2. Philosophythe doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like.
  3. rigorous self-denial;
    extreme abstinence;
    austerity.
  • ascetic + -ism 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
asˈcetiˌcism /əˈsɛtɪˌsɪzəm/ n
  1. the behaviour, discipline, or outlook of an ascetic, esp of a religious ascetic
  2. the principles of ascetic practices, esp in the early Christian Church
  3. the theory and system of ascetic practices
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•cet•ic /əˈsɛtɪk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. 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.
  1. practicing the life of an ascetic.
  2. 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 © 2024
as•cet•ic  (ə setik),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. (in the early Christian church) a monk;
    hermit.

adj. Also, as•ceti•cal. 
  1. pertaining to asceticism.
  2. rigorously abstinent;
    austere:an ascetic existence.
  3. 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•ceti•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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