Noun asceticism has 3 senses
- asceticism - the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
--1 is a kind of doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
- austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence - the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
--2 is a kind of self-discipline, self-denial
--2 has particulars: monasticism
- asceticism, ascesis - rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
--3 is a kind of self-denial, self-discipline, self-control
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