NOUN | attribute | austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) |
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Sounds | ao.steh'rihtiy | |
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Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... |
Meaning | The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures). | |
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Synonyms | asceticism, nonindulgence | |
Narrower | monasticism | asceticism as a form of religious life |
Broader | self-discipline, self-denial | The trait of practicing self discipline |
Spanish | ascética, ascetismo, austeridad, nonindulgence | |
Catalan | ascetisme, austeritat, nonindulgence | |
Adjectives | austere | practicing great self-denial |
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