подвижничество

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Russian

Etymology

подви́жник (podvížnik) +‎ -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

Noun

подви́жничество (podvížničestvon inan (genitive подви́жничества, nominative plural подви́жничества, genitive plural подви́жничеств)

  1. (religion) asceticism
  2. (figurative) self-sacrifice in service of a higher ideal

Declension