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  1. asceticism:


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asceticism:

asceticism

  1. asceticism

asceticism [the ~] noun

  1. the asceticism
    – rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint 1
    the ascesis; the asceticism
    – rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint 1
  2. the asceticism
    – the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) 1
    the austerity; the asceticism; the nonindulgence
    – the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) 1
  3. the asceticism
    – the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state 1
    the asceticism
    – the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state 1

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Related Definitions for "asceticism":

  1. rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint1
  2. the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)1
  3. the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state1