asceticism
/əˈsetɪsɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण असेटिसिज़म
तपस्या, संन्यास, वैराग्य
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a way of life in which you choose to deny yourself physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons
तपस्या, संन्यास, वैराग्य
- the asceticism of Jain monks
- The saint practised asceticism, eating only fruit and sleeping on the floor.
- Years of asceticism had made the monk calm and thin.
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- He gave up luxury and chose a life of asceticism.
- The poem praises the asceticism of the hermit on the hill.
Synonyms self-denial austerity abstinence renunciation self-discipline
Opposite indulgence hedonism luxury self-gratification
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
self-denial austerity abstinence renunciation self-discipline
Antonyms
indulgence hedonism luxury self-gratification
AaSpelling
as·cet·i·cism
With -sc- (not 'ascetism' or 'assceticism').
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: as-cet-i-cism, -sc- के साथ ('ascetism' या 'assceticism' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart ascetic (self-denying) and aesthetic (connected with beauty).
Ascetic (आत्म-संयमी) और aesthetic (सौंदर्य से संबंधित) को अलग रखिए।
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A person who gives up pleasures for religious reasons is an ascetic; one who lives alone for religious reasons a hermit or recluse; one who believes pleasure is the main aim of life a hedonist.
धार्मिक कारणों से सुखों का त्याग करने वाला ascetic; धार्मिक कारणों से अकेला रहने वाला hermit या recluse; जो माने कि सुख ही जीवन का मुख्य लक्ष्य है hedonist।