Asceticism

Language: English
Pronunciation: as-ceti-cism
Part of Speech: noun

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The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

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"the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state"

"rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint"

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