ascesis
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
ascesesaskesis
- 1.
(countable, uncountable)(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
- 2.
(countable, specifically, uncountable)(Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.
Nguồn gốc từ
ascesis, or directly from its etymon, Ancient Greek ἄσκησις (exercise, training), from ἀσκέω (to exercise, practise, train) + -σῐς.