Vocabulary

asceticism

禁欲(きんよく)

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a way of life that avoids pleasure and focuses on self-discipline

(たの)しみを()け、自己(じこ)鍛錬(たんれん)節制(せっせい)(おも)んじる()(かた)

Examples

  1. The monk practiced asceticism for many years.
  2. Asceticism can be part of a religious practice.

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