Definition of: asceticism

(ə·set′ə·siz′əm) noun
1. Ascetic belief and conduct.
2. The belief that one can attain to a high intellectual or spiritual level through solitude, mortification of the flesh, and devotional contemplation.

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christian asceticism
strict asceticism
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practiced asceticism
religious asceticism
practicing asceticism
asceticism mysticism
desert asceticism
practising asceticism
monastic asceticism
harsh asceticism
rigorous asceticism
worldly asceticism
practice asceticism

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