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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesascétisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: as-se-tism
"Son mode de vie était caractérisé par un ascétisme rigoureux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
"His lifestyle of extreme ascetism involved fasting and living in a bare, unheated room." - 2
The observance of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline.
"The monk chose a path of radical ascetism to achieve a higher state of spiritual awareness."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'askēsis', meaning exercise or training, originally used by athletes to describe rigorous physical discipline. In late antiquity, the term shifted from physical athletic training to spiritual and religious self-discipline and abstinence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ascetism" is said worldwide
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ascétisme
Transliteration: as-se-tism
"Son mode de vie était caractérisé par un ascétisme rigoureux."
Asketismus
Transliteration: as-ke-tis-mus
"Der Mönch lebte in völligem Asketismus."
ascetismo
Transliteration: a-sʧe-ti-zmo
"Praticava l'ascetismo come via per la purificazione spirituale."
ascetismo
Transliteration: as-se-tis-mo
"El ascetismo del ermitaño era conocido en todo el pueblo."
ascetismo
Transliteration: as-se-tis-mu
"Ele escolheu uma vida de ascetismo e meditação."
तपस्या
Transliteration: tapasyā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने आध्यात्मिक प्राप्ति के लिए तपस्या का मार्ग चुना।"
苦行主义
Transliteration: kǔxíng zhǔyì
Script: 中文汉字
"苦行主义是某些宗教修行的一部分。"
금욕주의
Transliteration: geum-yok-ju-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 삶은 극단적인 금욕주의로 특징지어졌다."
苦行
Transliteration: kugyō
Script: 日本語
"彼は精神を鍛えるために苦行を行った。"
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