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asceticism

noun
/əˈsɛt.əˌsɪz.əm/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀσκέω (askéō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek ἀσκητής (askētḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἀσκητῐκός (askētĭkós)der. Medieval Latin asceticusbor. English ascetic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English asceticism From ascetic + -ism.

  1. derived from ἀσκητικός
  2. borrowed from asceticus
  3. suffixed as asceticism — “ascetic + ism”

Definitions

  1. The principles and practices of an ascetic

    The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

The neighborhood

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