The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.
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Teaching; instruction.
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A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.
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Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes an…
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Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
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The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.
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Correction or government of one's self for the sake of improvement.
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The monastic life, system, or condition.
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Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.
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Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.
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Sourness and harshness to the taste.
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