asceticism Synonyms

ascesis austerity nonindulgence self- denial sobriety soberness simplicity severity self-restraint self-discipline self-denial self-abnegation sanctity starkness stoicism spartan life non-indulgence self-mortification self-deprivation reclusiveness rigour temperance teetotalism strictness restraint repentance renunciation fasting control continence chastity celibacy avoidance austerities abstinence abstention abstemiousness frugality harshness refrainment refraining purity puritanism prudence plainness mortification monkhood monasticism moderation abnegation