ascesis

[uh-see-sis]

noun, plural as·ce·ses

[uh-see-seez] /əˈsi siz/.

askesis.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

British Dictionary definitions for ascesis

ascesis

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

the exercise of self-discipline

Word Origin

C19: from Greek, from askein to exercise

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012