| 释义 |
asceticism|əˈsɛtɪsɪz(ə)m|
[f. ascetic + -ism.]
The principles or practice of the Ascetics; rigorous self-discipline, severe abstinence, austerity.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. viii. (1845) 126 Doomed to a life of celibacy by the asceticism which had corrupted the simplicity of Christianity. 1859Mill Liberty ii. 89 In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of asceticism. |
