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Ascetical in a sentence

Ascetical meaning

ascetic

Synonyms of Ascetical

ascetic religious person austere spartan abstemious

Related words

Other words often associated with Ascetical or its synonyms:

strict severe temperate person metropolis soul someone resolute light plain city stern

Using Ascetical

  • The main meaning on this page is: ascetic
  • Useful related words include: ascetic, religious person, austere, spartan.
  • In the example corpus, ascetical often appears in combinations such as: the ascetical.

Context around Ascetical

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

christian 1×

Often after:

endeavour 1× writings 1× works 1×

Sentence patterns with Ascetical

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in christian ascetical writings emanating 1× of the ascetical endeavour of 1× stage of ascetical and spiritual 1× to the ascetical works of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the ascent of 1× the term hesychast 1× this psychological analysis 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the way 1× attest to it 1× the eight passions 1× would be hesychast 1×

Words around Ascetical

Just before it in the word index:

ascetic 80 ascertains 5 ascertainment 5 ascertaining 27 ascertained 149 ascertainable 2

Just after it in the word index:

asceticism 34 ascetics 18 asch 19 aschaffenburg 2 aschalew 2 aschbacher 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Ascetical

  • In this selection, "ascetical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, christian, endeavour, writings and works stand out and add context to how "ascetical" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in christian ascetical writings emanating and of the ascetical endeavour of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ascetical" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ascetical

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This psychological analysis owes much to the ascetical works of Evagrius Pontikos, with its doctrine of the eight passions. (19 words)

The Ascent of Mount Carmel is a more systematic study of the ascetical endeavour of a soul looking for perfect union, God and the mystical events happening along the way. (30 words)

The term Hesychast is used sparingly in Christian ascetical writings emanating from Egypt from the 4th century on, although the writings of Evagrius and the Sayings of the Desert Fathers do attest to it. (34 words)

Longer example sentences

The term Hesychast is used sparingly in Christian ascetical writings emanating from Egypt from the 4th century on, although the writings of Evagrius and the Sayings of the Desert Fathers do attest to it. (34 words)

This is a very advanced stage of ascetical and spiritual practice, and attempting to accomplish this prematurely, especially with psychophysical techniques, can cause very serious spiritual and emotional harm to the would-be Hesychast. (34 words)

The Ascent of Mount Carmel is a more systematic study of the ascetical endeavour of a soul looking for perfect union, God and the mystical events happening along the way. (30 words)

Example sentences (4)

The Ascent of Mount Carmel is a more systematic study of the ascetical endeavour of a soul looking for perfect union, God and the mystical events happening along the way.

The term Hesychast is used sparingly in Christian ascetical writings emanating from Egypt from the 4th century on, although the writings of Evagrius and the Sayings of the Desert Fathers do attest to it.

This is a very advanced stage of ascetical and spiritual practice, and attempting to accomplish this prematurely, especially with psychophysical techniques, can cause very serious spiritual and emotional harm to the would-be Hesychast.

This psychological analysis owes much to the ascetical works of Evagrius Pontikos, with its doctrine of the eight passions.

Common combinations with ascetical

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ascetical" in a sentence?
An example: "The Ascent of Mount Carmel is a more systematic study of the ascetical endeavour of a soul looking for perfect union, God and the mystical events happening along the way." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "ascetical" from authentic English texts.
What does "ascetical" mean?
Ascetical means: ascetic
What are synonyms of "ascetical"?
Common synonyms of "ascetical" include: ascetic, religious person, austere, spartan, abstemious.
How many example sentences with "ascetical" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "ascetical", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.