asceticism Synonyms

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