Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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asceticism | Yes | No | No | No |
philosophy | Yes | No | No | No |
asceticism (noun) | philosophy (noun) |
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rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state | any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation |