AsceticismWordNet Explorer
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noun
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
Words in this synset: ascesis
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the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
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the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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the trait of practicing self discipline
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asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school