self-control vs asceticism

self-control and asceticism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
self-control	Yes	No	No	No
asceticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, asceticism is a hyponym of self-control; that is, asceticism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than self-control:

self-control: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
asceticism: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

Other hyponyms of self-control include abstinence, ascesis, mortification.

self-control (noun)	asceticism (noun)
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses	rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior	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

self-control vs asceticism

self-control and asceticism both are nouns.

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