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AUSTERITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
Synonyms:
asceticism; austerity; nonindulgence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("austerity" is a kind of...):
self-denial; self-discipline (the trait of practicing self discipline)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "austerity"):
monasticism (asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience)
Derivation:
austere (practicing great self-denial)
