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asceticism

/ə'sɛtɪ,sɪzəm/

noun
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
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ascesis

type of:
self-discipline self-control self-denial
noun
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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austerity nonindulgence

type of:
self-denial self-discipline
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the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
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type of:
philosophy doctrine school of thought ism philosophical system

Definition that contains asceticism

monasticism asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

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