ascesis (English, noun)
expansion: ascesis (countable and uncountable, plural asceses)
Senses:
qualifier: Rigorous
glosses: self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: Christianity
qualifier: chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism
glosses: The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.
tags: countable
specifically
uncountable
Forms:
form: asceses
tags: plural
form: askesis
tags: alternative