Nearby words
ascensionist, ascensiontide, ascensive, ascent, ascertain, ascesis, ascetic, asceticism, asch, aschaffenburg, ascham
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British Dictionary definitions for ascesis
ascesis
/ (əˈsiːsɪs) /
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
the exercise of self-discipline
Word Origin for ascesis
C19: from Greek, from askein to exercise
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