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asceticism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /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 Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ἀσκητῐκός (askētĭkós)der. Medieval Latin asceticusbor. English ascetic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

Forms

Antonyms

sensuality · hedonism

Descendants

アセティシズム

Relateds

ascetic · ascetical · ascetically

Translations (73)

ta துறவறம் (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · lt asketizmas (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · sq asketizëm (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · uk аскети́зм (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · pt ascética (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ta துறவு (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ia ascetismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ast ascética (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · lb Askes (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · de Askese (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · af askese (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · sk asketizmus (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · id mati raga (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · gl ascetismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · sh asketizam (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · sh аскетизам (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · it ascetismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · hy ասկետիզմ (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · fi asketismi (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ja 禁欲主義 (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · pt ascetismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · uz usketizm (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · fi askeesi (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · hu aszkézis (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · eu aszetismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · cs asketizmus (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · id asketisme (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · cmn 苦行主義 /苦行主义 (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · hu aszketizmus (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · th สันโดษนิยม (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · io asketismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · pl asceza (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · th พรตนิยม (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · pl ascetyzm (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · it ascesi (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ast ascetismu (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · tr asetizm (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · id kezuhudan (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · az askentizm (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ky аскетизм (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ar زُهْد (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · cs askeze (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · es ascetismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · lt askezė (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ka ასკეტიზმი (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · cs asketismus (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · da askese (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · cmn 禁慾主義 /禁欲主义 (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · lv askētisms (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · oc ascetisme (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ko 금욕주의 (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · bg аскети́зъм (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · eo asketismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ro asceză (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · be аскеты́зм (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · hu önmegtagadás (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · kk тақуалық (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · nl ascetisme (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · fr ascèse (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · hu önsanyargatás (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · sv askes (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · tt тәкъвачылык (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · fa ریاضتطلبی (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · gl ascética (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · nb askese (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · cy asgetigiaeth (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · pt asceticismo (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ca ascetisme (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · ru аскети́зм (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · nn askese (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · es ascética (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · lv askēze (the principles and practices of an ascetic) · fr ascétisme (the principles and practices of an ascetic)