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asceticism
 
Noun asceticism has 3 senses
  1. asceticism - the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
    --1 is a kind of     doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
  2. austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence - the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
    --2 is a kind of self-discipline, self-denial
    --2 has particulars: monasticism
  3. asceticism, ascesis - rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
    --3 is a kind of self-denial, self-discipline, self-control
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