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ascesis

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ascesis [əˈsiːsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz]
the exercise of self-discipline
[from Greek, from askein to exercise]
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Noun1.ascesis - rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
asceticism
self-control, self-denial, self-discipline - the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses


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Fisher tempers this ascesis with an obsessive fondness for the film equipment he photographs.
Medium shots: the films of Morgan Fisher by Sitney, P. Adams / Artforum International
Once they are exposed or confess, they must be stripped of their offices; but there seems to be no regime of ascesis or therapy which would "cure" them.
The Invention of Sodomy in Christian Theology by Giurlanda, Paul / Cross Currents
The allegory of holiness as theosis in Book One is completed in Book Two by an allegory of temperance as ascesis, specifically as encrateia or hard-won mastery of the passions.
Mirrors of Celestial Grace: Patristic Theology in Spenser's Allegory by Weatherby, Harold L. / Renaissance Quarterly
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