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asceticism
noun
Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
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əˈsɛt.əˌsɪz.əm
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noun
Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
noun
The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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The doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
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