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as•cet•i•cism

Pronunciation: (u-set'u-siz"um), [key]
—n.
1. the manner of life, practices, or principles of an ascetic.
2. the doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like.
3. rigorous self-denial; extreme abstinence; austerity.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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