HyperDic: ascesis

English > 1 sense of the word ascesis:
NOUNactascesis, asceticismrigorous / rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
English > ascesis: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningrigorous / rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint.
Synonymasceticism
Broaderself-denial, self-discipline, self-controlThe act of denying yourself
Spanishascesis, ascética, ascetismo

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