RhymeZone: asceticism definitions

Definitions of asceticism:

noun: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
noun: the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
noun: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

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