asceticism
lifestyle of frugality and abstinence of various forms, often for spiritual goals
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asceticism
Summary
asceticism ranks in the top 0.34% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,266 views/month, #265 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- asceticism is a type of lifestyle[2].
- asceticism is a type of pattern of behavior[3].
- asceticism is part of religion[4].
- asceticism is part of philosophy[5].
- asceticism's Commons category is recorded as Asceticism[6].
- asceticism's said to be the same as is recorded as Zuhd[7].
- asceticism's said to be the same as is recorded as asceticism[8].
- asceticism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asceticism[9].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[10].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[14].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17].
- asceticism's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[18].
- asceticism's practiced by is recorded as ascetic[19].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include lifestyle[2] and pattern of behavior[3].
Use and Application
Part of include religion[4], a type of world view[20] and philosophy[5], an academic discipline[21].
Why It Matters
asceticism ranks in the top 0.34% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,266 views/month, #265 of 77,819).[1] asceticism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] asceticism is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]