ascesis (0 synonym found)

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Definition of ascesis:

(n) : (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
(n) : (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.

Definition of ascesis:

(n) : (Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.
(n) : (Christianity, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism, specifically) The praxis or "exercise" of asceticism and self-denial of impulses or passions for the sake of piety, theosis, and connection with God.

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