asceticism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state
Types & categories
- doctrine hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Types & categories
- self-denial hypernym
- monasticism hyponym
Related & opposite
- ascetic derivation
- nonindulgent derivation
Sense 3 noun
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
Types & categories
- self-control hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | doctrine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ascetic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | nonindulgent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-denial |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monasticism |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-control |