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Asceticism and Mount Athos

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Difference between Asceticism and Mount Athos

Asceticism vs. Mount Athos

Asceticism (from the ἄσκησις áskesis, "exercise, training") is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Mount Athos (Άθως, Áthos) is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.

Similarities between Asceticism and Mount Athos

Asceticism and Mount Athos have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Asceticism, Cenobitic monasticism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Hermit, Hesychasm, Monasticism.

Asceticism

Asceticism (from the ἄσκησις áskesis, "exercise, training") is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

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Cenobitic monasticism

Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

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Hermit

A hermit (adjectival form: eremitic or hermitic) is a person who lives in seclusion from society, usually for religious reasons.

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Hesychasm

Hesychasm is a mystical tradition of contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Monasticism

Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from μόνος, monos, "alone") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.

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Asceticism and Mount Athos Comparison

Asceticism has 180 relations, while Mount Athos has 246. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.41% = 6 / (180 + 246).

References

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