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asceticism
noun as in abstinence
noun as in austerity
noun as in continence
noun as in holiness
noun as in inviolability
noun as in sacredness
noun as in sacrosanctity
noun as in sanctity
noun as in self-denial
noun as in soberness
Strong matches
- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- astringency
- austerity
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- discretion
- dryness
- forbearance
- forgoing
- frugality
- measure
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderatism
- mortification
- prohibition
- prudence
- reasonableness
- restraint
- sacrifice
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- sobriety
- stoicism
- teetotalism
noun as in teetotalism
Strong matches
- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- astringency
- austerity
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- discretion
- dryness
- forbearance
- forgoing
- frugality
- measure
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderatism
- mortification
- prohibition
- prudence
- reasonableness
- restraint
- sacrifice
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- soberness
- sobriety
- stoicism
noun as in temperance
Strong matches
Example Sentences
His timing was impeccable, meeting a counterculture primed to embrace ISKCON’s practices of communal living, ecstatic dancing and asceticism.
There’s an asceticism to bespoke suit making that can be found in the religion as well.
Then, she pivoted to a life of Eastern asceticism and spiritual practice.
He is a follower of the Jain religion, which emphasizes asceticism, and he and his family tightly control his conglomerate.
Mr. Adani and his family, including his wife, Priti, a dentist who runs the family foundation, are adherents of Jainism, a religion that emphasizes asceticism.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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