Swahili
tawasufi
ta-wa-SU-fi
How to say it
Swahilitawasufita-wa-SU-fisoon
Englishasceticismsoon
Frenchascétismesoon
Meaning
a life of religious moderation, abstinence, and piety, asceticism.
Good to know
moderation, abstinence; rel. pious/secluded life
Examples
- Aliishi maisha ya tawasufi tangu ujana wake.He lived an ascetic life since his youth.
- Watawa hufuata njia ya tawasufi na kujitenga.Monks follow the path of asceticism and seclusion.
- Tawasufi humfanya mtu ajiepushe na anasa za dunia.Asceticism makes a person avoid worldly pleasures.
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