spartanism
Harsh disciplined living
Spartanism is the practice or philosophy of extreme self-discipline, austerity, and indifference to comfort or luxury.
The term derives from ancient Sparta, whose citizens were renowned for rigorous military training and rejection of excess.
Someone embracing spartanism might sleep on hard surfaces, eat plain food, or strip their life of unnecessary possessions: His spartanism extended to owning only two sets of clothes.
Economical resource management
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
privation · bareness · bleakness · spareness · severity · hardship · endurance · deprivation
Lacking decoration or ornament
- bareLacking any covering
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- unclutteredFree from disorder
essential · utilitarian · plain · sparse · basic · clean · modest · economical
Ancient Greek heavy infantry
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
- LeonidasAncient Spartan warrior-king
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
spear · warrior · helot · Laconia · Lacedaemon · Peloponnesian · infantry · formation
Developing abilities through practice
- agogeGreek training regimen
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- drillHole-boring device
obedience · perseverance · dedication · willpower · rigor · structure · order · habituation
frugality
Economical resource management
- asceticismSevere self-denial practice
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
temperance · privation · bareness · bleakness · spareness · severity · hardship · endurance · deprivation · plainness
unadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
- bareLacking any covering
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
uncluttered · essential · utilitarian · plain · sparse · basic · clean · modest · economical · unpretentious
hoplite
Ancient Greek heavy infantry
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
- LeonidasAncient Spartan warrior-king
shield · spear · warrior · helot · Laconia · Lacedaemon · Peloponnesian · infantry · formation · tactics
training
Developing abilities through practice
- agogeGreek training regimen
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
drill · obedience · perseverance · dedication · willpower · rigor · structure · order · habituation · endurance
spartanismindulgence
Yielding to desire
luxury · extravagance · hedonism · opulence · decadence
spartanismornamentation
Decorative additions to something
baroque · rococo · ostentation · elaborateness · embellishment
spartanismhedonism
Pursuit of gratification
sensualism · voluptuousness · pleasure-seeking · sybaritism · epicureanism