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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

Saint Anthony was perhaps the most famous of the so-called Desert Fathers who in the third century chose to give up his possessions and practice asceticism in the Egyptian desert.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

From New York Times • May 3, 2022

Attempting asceticism sets patients up for a phenomenon known as the abstinence violation effect, where a minor lapse turns into a huge binge, because people believe they've already blown their recovery anyway.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2022

I will no longer study Yoga-Veda, Atharva-Veda, or asceticism, or any other teachings.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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