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eng: asceticism
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(noun) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
asceticism
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(noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
nonindulgence, austerity, asceticism
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(noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
ascesis, asceticism
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