Definition of ascesis in English:

ascesis

noun əˈsiːsɪs

mass noun

The practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons.
（多指出于宗教原因的）严格的自我约束；苦行；禁欲
Example sentencesExamples
- Hence, monastics are continuously involved in ascesis in order to rid their selves of the heavy burden of self-idolization and self-love.
- At dawn he leaves to perform ascesis, fasting the whole day.
- To admit that we do not know is a costly ascesis, not least because knowledge would give us power for good as well as evil, the power to comfort the grieving, to reassure the afflicted, and to shore up hope and fortify the weak against apathy.
- The goal here is related to Foucault's concept of askesis, ‘an exercise of oneself in the practice of thought’, with an emphasis as much on practice as on thought.
- Those scriptures that contain prescriptions for worshipping gods, sacrifices, donations, ascesis and other rituals, have been prepared by wise men only to keep people subjugated.
- We might think of a notion of ascesis not only as articulated by Walter Pater but also as expressed in the work of scholars like Leo Bersani.
- Besides the ascesis through spiritual fatherhood, the monastics fulfill their daily spiritual exercise through the more common practices of prayer, fasting, and vigil.
- He called for the practice of ‘askesis,’ like St. Antony in the desert resisting corruption of his soul.
- He had focused on an extremely refined and excellent ideal and achieved success in that ascesis too.
- Through daily ascesis, even in periods of no external persecution, the monastics testify to the martyrdom of conscience.
- As she was insatiable, Maudgalya got fed up and reverted to ascesis.
- This purification is understood as entailing the freeing of the soul from undue bodily influence, achieved by seasoning the body with virtue and ascesis.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek askēsis 'training', from askein 'to exercise'.

Rhymes

amniocentesis, anamnesis, catechesis, diesis, exegesis, mimesis, prosthesis, psychokinesis, telekinesis

词汇	ascesis
释义	Definition of ascesis in English: ascesis noun əˈsiːsɪs mass noun The practice of severe self-discipline, typically for religious reasons. （多指出于宗教原因的）严格的自我约束；苦行；禁欲 Example sentencesExamples Hence, monastics are continuously involved in ascesis in order to rid their selves of the heavy burden of self-idolization and self-love. At dawn he leaves to perform ascesis, fasting the whole day. To admit that we do not know is a costly ascesis, not least because knowledge would give us power for good as well as evil, the power to comfort the grieving, to reassure the afflicted, and to shore up hope and fortify the weak against apathy. The goal here is related to Foucault's concept of askesis, ‘an exercise of oneself in the practice of thought’, with an emphasis as much on practice as on thought. Those scriptures that contain prescriptions for worshipping gods, sacrifices, donations, ascesis and other rituals, have been prepared by wise men only to keep people subjugated. We might think of a notion of ascesis not only as articulated by Walter Pater but also as expressed in the work of scholars like Leo Bersani. Besides the ascesis through spiritual fatherhood, the monastics fulfill their daily spiritual exercise through the more common practices of prayer, fasting, and vigil. He called for the practice of ‘askesis,’ like St. Antony in the desert resisting corruption of his soul. He had focused on an extremely refined and excellent ideal and achieved success in that ascesis too. Through daily ascesis, even in periods of no external persecution, the monastics testify to the martyrdom of conscience. As she was insatiable, Maudgalya got fed up and reverted to ascesis. This purification is understood as entailing the freeing of the soul from undue bodily influence, achieved by seasoning the body with virtue and ascesis. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek askēsis 'training', from askein 'to exercise'. Rhymes amniocentesis, anamnesis, catechesis, diesis, exegesis, mimesis, prosthesis, psychokinesis, telekinesis
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