Asceticism

(noun.) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint.

(noun.) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state.

编辑:希娜

• And his teaching is set like flint against asceticism, as a mere attempt to win personal power by personal pains. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• This was a trait of Miss Brooke's asceticism. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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