Sentence Definition: A person involved in asceticism, is practicing strict self denial in order to become spiritually disciplined
Prefix: none
Root: practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal or spiritual discipline (ascetic)
Suffix: doctrine of (ism)
Language of Origin: Late Latin from Greek
Older Forms of the Word:
Asketious - literally laborious
Asketes - one that exercises, hermit
Askein - to work, exercise
Year first published: 1646
Function Label: noun
Synonym: Severe
Other forms of the word: ascetic, ascetically
Etymology:
The word comes from Greek words for hermit and laborious. This tells me that it was probably used to categorize a certain practice within religion in which people would live in solitude. Nowadays, the word is used to describe people who also have strict religious practices.