ascesis

Noun

Meaning

rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

asceticism austerity ascetical nonindulgence

Hypernyms

self-control self-discipline self-denial

Derivatives

asceses

Examples

To my eyes, only the ascesis of scientific rigor, this detachment from oneself which requires an objective and impartial judgment, can give us the right to implicate ourselves in history, to give it an existential sense. Pierre Hadot

Close letter words and terms

ascertainer ascertainment asceses ascessancy ascessant ascetic