ascesis

1. 1.

   rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

   Synonymsasceticism

   Broaderself-denial

Other forms of ascesis

plural

asceses

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ascesis

What does ascesis mean?

ascesis means "rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint".

How many syllables are in ascesis?

ascesis has 3 syllables: a-sce-sis. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for ascesis?

Close synonyms include asceticism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ascesis a common word?

ascesis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.