asceticism

Examples

• All

• The understanding of the petrifying gravity of wealth and the freedom of asceticism.

  Academic text (1999)

• There's something appealing about the asceticism of a dorm room, if you're academically serious.

  Blog text (18)

• The second miracle contains the only other reference to severe asceticism after Chapter 1.

  Academic text (2007)

• But wasn't this what he always wanted? A return to the ways of early asceticism?

  Fiction book (1993)

• It was an experiment in asceticism.

  if.... (1968)

• Traditional hedonism led people largely to abandon asceticism and to consume the array of goods that fueled the first consumer revolution.

  Academic text (1998)

• Baptized as an adult, Paulinus turned increasingly toward asceticism in the 380s and 390s.

  Academic text (2004)

• Many monks practice asceticism to deepen their spiritual connection.

• The philosophy of asceticism emphasizes self-denial and discipline for spiritual growth.

• For some, asceticism involves fasting and meditation as a way to seek enlightenment.

Synonyms

A

austerity

vsasceticism

5 8.2

A way of living that avoids luxury and pleasure

is inward strict discipline usually motivated by spiritual or religious aims

A

ascesis

vsasceticism

• Specialized

9.9

A way of living with strict self-control and simple habits for spiritual growth

is the same practice but named more commonly in general usage

N

nonindulgence

vsasceticism

8.8

Choosing not to enjoy pleasures or luxuries to control yourself

is a stricter often religious practice of avoiding all forms of pleasure

Antonyms

H

hedonism

8 7.5

The idea that pleasure is the most important goal in life

S

self-indulgence

6 6.8

Giving yourself too much pleasure or comfort

How Ascetic

mortification

• Formal

2 9.9

austerity

5 8.2

asceticism

• Formal

3 9.4

abstinence

• NSFW

63 6.4

self-denial

4 5.7

temperance

5 7.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology