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nounthe trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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- graham United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)
- trappist member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
- puritanism strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
- cistercian member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence
- martha graham United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991)