n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' s ē -s ə s
Variant: also as · ke · sis \ ə - ' sk ē -s ə s \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural as · ce · ses \ - ' s ē -( ˌ )s ē z \ also as · ke · ses \ - ' sk ē -( ˌ )s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin or Greek; Late Latin, from Greek ask ē sis, literally, exercise, from askein
Date: 1873
: SELF-DISCIPLINE , ASCETICISM