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Asceticism

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

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ascesisausteritynonindulgence
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Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
§2
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
§3
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

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