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asceticism

noun
🔊/əˈsetɪsɪzəm/
🔊/əˈsetɪsɪzəm/
 [uncountable]
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  1. the practice of living in a simple and strict way, without physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons
    • a life of private prayer and asceticism私人祈祷和禁欲主义的生活
    Topics Religion and festivalsc2