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.
ascetic-someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline. abstainer. religious person-a person who manifests devotion to a deity. puritan-someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures.