Asceticism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
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Senses
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rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
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the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- ascesisausteritynonindulgence
- plural
- Asceticisms
- possessive
- Asceticism's
- pluralpossessive
- Asceticisms'