ascesis

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Synonyms: askesis, asceses, ascesi

Antonyms: askesis, asceses, ascesi

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Noun

1. ([[rigorous|Rigorous]]) [[self-discipline]], particularly as a [[religious]] [[observance]]; [[asceticism]].
2. {{lb|en|Christianity|chiefly|Eastern Orthodoxy|and|Catholicism|specifically}} The [[praxis]] or "[[exercise#Noun|exercise]]" of asceticism and [[self-denial]] of [[impulse#Noun|impulses]] or [[passion]]s for the sake of [[piety]], [[theosis]], and [[connection]] with [[God]].

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