Definitions of nonindulgence
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the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
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synonyms:
asceticism, austerity
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types:
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monasticism
asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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eremitism
monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience
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type of:
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self-denial, self-discipline
the trait of practicing self discipline
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monasticism
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