asceticism
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Noun
- The doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
- The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
- Rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
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| 2 | tactics | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | criticisms | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | skepticism | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | stoicism | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | fanaticism | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | fascism | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | skeptics | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | activism | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | mysticism | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | ascetic | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | monasticism | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | athleticism | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | aesthetics | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | acetic | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | eroticism | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | celtics | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | tacticians | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | schematics | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | gnosticism | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | classicism | 4 | 0 |
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This Word in the News:
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The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem
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Mar 10, 2025 The Jerusalem Post