单词 | asceticism |
释义 | asceticism[ uh-set-uh-siz-uhm ] / əˈsɛt əˌsɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR asceticism ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. the 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. Origin of asceticismFirst recorded in 1640–50; ascetic + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM asceticismnon·as·cet·i·cism, nounWords nearby asceticismascensive, ascent, ascertain, ascesis, ascetic, asceticism, Asch, Aschaffenburg, Ascham, aschelminth, Aschelminthes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for asceticismBritish Dictionary definitions for asceticismasceticism / (əˈsɛtɪˌsɪzəm) / nounthe 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for asceticismasceticism [ (uh-set-uh-siz-uhm) ] An austere, simple way of life in which persons renounce material pleasures and devote their energy to moral or religious purpose. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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