[ad_1] noun
- the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic.
- the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like.
- rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity.
noun
- the behaviour, discipline, or outlook of an ascetic, esp of a religious ascetic
- the principles of ascetic practices, esp in the early Christian Church
- the theory and system of ascetic practices
1640s, from ascetic (adj.) + -ism. Sometimes also ascetism (c.1850).
An austere, simple way of life in which persons renounce material pleasures and devote their energy to moral or religious purpose.