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Asceticism
01
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
02
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
03
a practice that advocates letting go of all the material, mortal, or pleasurable things in order to enrich one's faith and spiritual abilities
Examples
His life of asceticism focused on simplicity and spiritual purity.
She admired the asceticism of the hermit living in the mountains.
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