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Definitions
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin ascesis, or directly from its etymon, Ancient Greek ἄσκησις (áskēsis, “exercise, training”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “to exercise, practise, train”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, suffix forming abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process).
Used in a sentence
“The happiness of the Oriental psyche lies in the ecstasy of feeling united with the universal cosmos. Ascesis, self-redemption, and poverty are better realized ideals in Oriental culture than in our Western society.”
“Unlike dreams, visions tend to remain in one's memory, especially those experienced in meditative and related forms of asceses.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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