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asceticism

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














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For all his frugality, Mr. Kaushik hasn’t committed to a life of complete asceticism.

From New York Times

The ensuing interplay between caregiver and patient, faith and denial, asceticism and intemperance, veers from chilling to morbidly comic.

From New York Times

Here, philosophies of asceticism live side-by-side with those of raw capitalism.

From New York Times

By the time of his death, however, his existence was one of extreme religious asceticism.

From The Guardian

Anecdotes about his asceticism and quiet charisma joined to create an image of a warrior-philosopher who became the backbone of a nation’s defense against a host of enemies.

From New York Times