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asceticism

[uh-set-uh-siz-uhm] / əˈsɛt əˌsɪz əm /














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There’s an asceticism to bespoke suit making that can be found in the religion as well.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

One such set of beliefs was Sufism, a strain of Islam that emphasized asceticism and meditation as the path to a level of divine understanding that brought a rapturous feeling of love for God.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Fuyuko realizes that her asceticism has masked hidden hurts.

From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022

He brought the same asceticism to his life outside the ring.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

Was it not what he had once wished to destroy during his ardent years of asceticism?

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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