Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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asceticism | Yes | No | No | No |
monasticism | Yes | No | No | No |
asceticism (noun) | monasticism (noun) |
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rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience |
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | |
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state |