ascesis
[
uh
-
see
-sis]
/əˈsi sɪs/
noun
,
plural
asceses
[
uh
-
see
-seez]
/əˈsi siz/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
askesis
.
British Dictionary definitions for
ascesis
ascesis
/
əˈsiːsɪs
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ses
(
-siːz
)
1.
the exercise of self-discipline
Word Origin
C19: from Greek, from
askein
to exercise
Contemporary definitions for
ascesis
noun
See
askesis