05959082-n 'the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state';
 
Chinese (simplified) 禁欲主义
English asceticism
Definitions
English
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
Japanese
現世の楽しみの放棄することにより、高い精神あるいは聡明な状態を成し遂げることが可能であるという教義
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Hypernym: doctrine
Semantic Field: cognitionn
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