One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.
Of or relating to ascetics
Characterized by rigorous self-denial or self-discipline; austere; abstinent; involving a withholding of physical pleasure.
: practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
: austere in appearance, manner, or attitude
: following a practice of not giving in to one's desires especially as a means of religious discipline
: harshly simple : austere
Words 1640s, "practicing rigorous self-denial as a religious exercise," from Latinized form of Greek asketikos "rigorously self-disciplined, laborious," from asketēs "monk, hermit," earlier "skilled worker, one who practices an art or trade," especially "athlete, one in training for the arena," from askein "to exercise, train," especially "to train for athletic competition, practice gymnastics, exercise," perhaps originally "to fashion material, embellish or refine material."
The Greek word was applied by the stoics to the controlling of the appetites and passions as the path to virtue and was picked up from them by the early Christians. The figurative sense of "unduly strict or austere" also is from 1640s. Related: Ascetical (1610s).
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JitHub Armbar: A fundamental submission from the mount.
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vicissitude
Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
(often in the plural) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.
: the quality or state of being changeable : mutability
: natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs
: a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance : a fluctuation of state or condition
: a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career, or a course of action and usually beyond one's control
: alternating change : succession
: a surprising or irregular change
Words "a passing from one state to another," whether regular or not, 1560s, from French vicissitude (14c.), from Latin vicissitudinem (nominative vicissitudo) "change, interchange, alternation," from vicissim (adv.) "changeably, on the other hand, by turns, in turn," from vicis "a turn, change" (from PIE root *weik- (2) "to bend, to wind"). Related: Vicissitudes.
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JitHub Harai Goshi: A hip throw that involves sweeping your opponent's leg.
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JitHub Knee on Belly: A transition from side control to knee on belly for better control and pressure.
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rectitude
Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.
Moral uprightness; righteousness.
The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.
The quality of being straight.
Straightness: as, the rectitude of a line.
Rightness of principle or practice; uprightness of mind; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct by either divine or human laws; integrity; honesty; justice.
Correctness; freedom from error, as of conduct.
Synonyms Integrity, Uprightness, etc. (see honesty), principle, equity.
Straightness.
Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.
Right judgment.
: the quality or state of being straight
: moral integrity : righteousness
: the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure
: moral honesty : righteousness
Words early 15c., "straightness, quality of being straight or erect," from Old French rectitude (14c.) and directly from Late Latin rectitudinem (nominative rectitudo) "straightness, uprightness," from Latin rectus "straight" (from PIE root *reg- "move in a straight line," with derivatives meaning "to direct in a straight line"). Sense of "uprightness in conduct or character, rightness of principle or practice" is from 1530s.
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coruscate
To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
To exhibit brilliant technique or style.
: to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : sparkle
: to be brilliant or showy in technique or style
Words "emit, vivid flashes of light," 1705, from Latin coruscatus, past participle of coruscare "to vibrate, glitter," perhaps from PIE *(s)ker- (2) "leap, jump about" (compare scherzo), but de Vaan considers this "a long shot." Related: Coruscated; coruscating.
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glabellar
: the smooth prominence between the eyebrows
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paraenesis
Advice or exhortation, particularly of a moral or religious nature.
A warning of impending evil.
: an exhortatory composition : advice, counsel
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pareidolia
The perception of a recognizable image or meaningful pattern where none exists or is intended, as the perception of a face in the surface features of the moon.
The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern
Compare apophenia
: the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful, image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern
