Asceticism
/əˈsɛt.əˌsɪz.əm/
Synonyms for "asceticism" (78 found)
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Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
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cold purgatorial firescontinenceday of atonementencratismeschewalfastfastingfish dayflagellationfridayfruitarianismgymnosophyhair shirtlenten farelustrationmacerationmonasticismmortification
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
minimalist lifestyle
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Verb(1 words)
nephalismpenancepenitencepenitential actpenitential exerciseplain livingpurgationpurgatorypythagoreanismpythagorismrechabitismrefrainingrefrainmentrepentancerigorsackcloth and ashesseveritysexual abstinenceshakerismsimple diet
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simplicityspare dietspartan farestoicismteetotalismtemperancethe pledgetotal abstinencevegetarianismyom kippur
Noun(8 words)
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14 entriescharacter traitdoctrineismmoral philosophymoral theorypersonal traitphilosophical systemphilosophyreligious philosophyreligious practiceschool of thoughtself-controlself-denialself-discipline