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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)
Synonyms:
austerity
,
nonindulgence
,
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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austerity
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nonindulgence
,
piety
,
ritualism
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monasticism
,
pietism
,
mysticism
,
spirituality
,
hedonism
,
holiness
,
almsgiving
,
legalism
,
devoutness
,
bhakti
,
quietism
,
contemplation
,
religiosity
,
penitence
,
zen buddhism
,
paganism
,
gnosticism
,
austerities
,
beatitude
,
penances
,
abstemiousness
,
syncretism
,
ascetical
,
aestheticism
,
samsara
,
abasement
,
meditation
,
rationalism
,
scholasticism
,
enlightenment
,
metanoia
,
pantheism
,
piousness
,
jnana
,
conformism
,
kabbala
,
spiritualism
,
materialist
,
purgation
,
metta
,
sexlessness
,
libertinism
,
vaishnavism
,
existentialists
,
polytheism
,
bodhisattva
,
finitude
,
exaltation
,
formalism
,
eros
,
idealisation
,
inwardness
,
modernity
,
iconoclasm
,
academicism
,
supernaturalism
,
forwardness
,
celibates
,
cilice
,
concupiscence
,
mahayana buddhism
,
catholicity
,
utilitarianism
,
transcendence
,
apollonian
,
transcendentalism
,
puritan
,
acedia
,
heathenism
,
teetotalism
,
popery
,
lovingkindness
,
indulgences
,
idol worship
,
intemperance
,
proselyte
,
flagellation
,
antinomian
,
minimalism
,
ostentation
,
scrupulosity
,
gnosis
,
nominalism
,
rishi
,
vainglory
,
bohemianism
,
indifferentism
,
literalism
,
repentance
,
immanence
,
monism
,
gratuitousness
,
dissimulation
,
mohammedanism
,
denominationalism
,
divinities
,
asceticism
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