Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ism | Yes | No | No | No |
asceticism | Yes | No | No | No |
ism (noun) | asceticism (noun) |
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a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint |
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 |