ascesis

Meanings

Plural: asceses

Noun

rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

asceticism

Scrabble Score: 9

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Words With Friends Score: 10

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