15
austerity(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
10
abstinence(noun, control, measure, restraint, virtue)
7
abstemiousness(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
7
self-denial(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
7
severity(noun, simplicity, dullness, harshness, strictness)
7
temperance(noun, control, measure, simplicity, virtue)
6
ascesis
5
celibacy(noun, virtue, self-restraint, celibacy)
5
chastity(noun, virtue, severity, prudence, strictness)
5
refrainment(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
5
simplicity(noun, dullness, severity, harshness, plainness)
5
starkness(noun, severity, harshness, austerity, self-discipline)
5
teetotalism(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
4
nonindulgence
4
purity(noun, grace, goodness, devotion, faith)
4
sobriety(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
continence(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
frugality(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
moderation(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
monasticism
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