as|cet|i|cism

as|cet|i|cism
as|cet|i|cism «uh SEHT uh sihz uhm», noun.
1. the life or habits of an ascetic; unusual or extreme self-denial.
2. the doctrine that by abstinence and self-denial a person can train himself to be in conformity with God's will.

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