Other Ocean facts: 1  At 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature of almost all of the deep ocean is only a few degrees above freezing. 2  The speed of sound in water is 1,435 m/sec - nearly five times faster than the speed of. 3  Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) are among the largest and fastest marine fish.
Asceticism definition. 1. The manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic. 2. The doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like. 3. The doctrine that the ascetic life releases the soul from bondage to the body and permits union with the divine.
Asceticism is personal, or may be part of something social. Monasticism, however, is definitely social, involving other monks and a canon, whether its practice is solitary or in a group.