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asceticism definition

as·ceti·cism (ə set′ə siz′əm)

noun

  1. the practices or way of life of an ascetic
  2. the religious doctrine that one can reach a higher spiritual state by rigorous self-discipline and self-denial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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