asceticadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈsɛtɪk/, U.S.

/əˈsɛdɪk/,

/æˈsɛdɪk/

Etymology: < Greek ἀσκητικός adjective, < ἀσκητής a monk or hermit, < ἀσκεῖν to exercise: see -ic suffix.

A. adj.

1. Of or pertaining to the Ascetics, or to the exercise of extremely rigorous self-discipline; severely abstinent, austere.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [adjective]

sternc1374

austerea1425

tetrical1528

tetric1533

severe1565

ascetic1646

tetricous1727

ascetical1836

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica viii. 126 This ascetic rule, which held that a saint was disgraced by the very society which his mild Master sought and loved.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 89 The old Ascetick Christians found a Paradise in a Desert.

a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 520 A monastery, which had acquired great renown for..the severity of its ascetick discipline.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam cvii. 167 High nature amorous of the good, But touch'd with no ascetic gloom.

2. = ascetical adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] > spiritual exercises for attaining perfection

asceticala1617

ascetic1822

1822 Burrowes Cycl. Ascetic, the title of certain books on devout exercises.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §5. 122 The knowledge to be cultivated is not ascetic divinity.

B. n.

1. Church History. (Frequently with capital initial.) One of those who in the early church retired into solitude, to exercise themselves in meditation and prayer, and in the practice of rigorous self-discipline by celibacy, fasting, and toil.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > asceticism or mortification > [noun] > person

mortifier1610

ascetic1673

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] > person

contemplativea1425

silentiary1611

contemplant1612

ascetic1673

theoretic1675

theoric1798

transcendental meditator1966

1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. ii. 253 One of the primitive Asceticks.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall xxxvii. (R.) The Ascetics, who obeyed and abused the rigid precepts of the gospel.

1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. v. 165 The deserts of the Thebaïd had been peopled by troops of sturdy and gaunt but God-fearing ascetics.

2. gen. One who is extremely rigorous in the practice of self-denial, whether by seclusion or by abstinence from creature comforts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [noun] > an ascetic

scleragogista1641

ascetic1660

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. iii. 8. §4 The primitive Christians were generally such ascetics in this instance of fasting.

1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. i. 21 He is not an..ascetic..but..full of all the affections and interests of family and household.

3. plural. An ascetical treatise.

ΚΠ

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Term Ascetic is also used as a Title of several Books of Spiritual Exercises: As, the Asceticks, or devout Treatises of St. Basil.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ascetic
释义	asceticadj.n. Brit. /əˈsɛtɪk/, U.S. /əˈsɛdɪk/, /æˈsɛdɪk/ Etymology: < Greek ἀσκητικός adjective, < ἀσκητής a monk or hermit, < ἀσκεῖν to exercise: see -ic suffix. A. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Ascetics, or to the exercise of extremely rigorous self-discipline; severely abstinent, austere. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [adjective] sternc1374 austerea1425 tetrical1528 tetric1533 severe1565 ascetic1646 tetricous1727 ascetical1836 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica viii. 126 This ascetic rule, which held that a saint was disgraced by the very society which his mild Master sought and loved. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 89 The old Ascetick Christians found a Paradise in a Desert. a1797 E. Burke Ess. Abridgm. Eng. Hist. (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1812) V. 520 A monastery, which had acquired great renown for..the severity of its ascetick discipline. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam cvii. 167 High nature amorous of the good, But touch'd with no ascetic gloom. View more context for this quotation 2. = ascetical adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > [adjective] > spiritual exercises for attaining perfection asceticala1617 ascetic1822 1822 Burrowes Cycl. Ascetic, the title of certain books on devout exercises. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §5. 122 The knowledge to be cultivated is not ascetic divinity. B. n. 1. Church History. (Frequently with capital initial.) One of those who in the early church retired into solitude, to exercise themselves in meditation and prayer, and in the practice of rigorous self-discipline by celibacy, fasting, and toil. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > asceticism or mortification > [noun] > person mortifier1610 ascetic1673 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] > person contemplativea1425 silentiary1611 contemplant1612 ascetic1673 theoretic1675 theoric1798 transcendental meditator1966 1673 W. Cave Primitive Christianity iii. ii. 253 One of the primitive Asceticks. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall xxxvii. (R.) The Ascetics, who obeyed and abused the rigid precepts of the gospel. 1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. v. 165 The deserts of the Thebaïd had been peopled by troops of sturdy and gaunt but God-fearing ascetics. 2. gen. One who is extremely rigorous in the practice of self-denial, whether by seclusion or by abstinence from creature comforts. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > asceticism > [noun] > an ascetic scleragogista1641 ascetic1660 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. iii. 8. §4 The primitive Christians were generally such ascetics in this instance of fasting. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. i. 21 He is not an..ascetic..but..full of all the affections and interests of family and household. 3. plural. An ascetical treatise. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Term Ascetic is also used as a Title of several Books of Spiritual Exercises: As, the Asceticks, or devout Treatises of St. Basil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1646
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