ASCETICISM

• (noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

  synonyms : ascesis

• (noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

  synonyms : austerity , nonindulgence

• (noun) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

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