Noun
The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA man fond above all of asceticism and religious celebrations, according to Cardinal Lambertini (later Pope Benedict XIV ) he "did not have any idea about how to rule". Source: Internet
At issue were the tonsure, the observance of Easter, and practical and deep-rooted differences in approach to asceticism, missionary endeavours, and how the church itself was organised. Source: Internet
Andropov, "a throwback to a tradition of Leninist asceticism", was appalled by the corruption during Brezhnev's regime, and ordered investigations and arrests of the most flagrant abusers. Source: Internet
Flood (1996), p. 151. Some forms of Shiva, such as Bhairava, are associated with a very old Indian tradition of cremation-ground asceticism that was practiced by some groups who were outside the fold of brahmanic orthodoxy. Source: Internet
Beckett's 1930 essay Proust was strongly influenced by Schopenhauer 's pessimism and laudatory descriptions of saintly asceticism. Source: Internet
Clement IV's private character was praised by contemporaries for his asceticism, and he is especially commended for his indisposition to promote and enrich his own relatives. Source: Internet