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asceticism
noun(as-cet-i-cism)
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
Synonyms: ascesis,
asceticism
noun(as-cet-i-cism)
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
asceticism
noun(as-cet-i-cism)
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

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