3
mortification(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
plainness(noun, simplicity, dullness, severity, harshness)
3
repentance
3
restraint(noun, control, measure, simplicity, dullness)
3
self-deprivation(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
soberness(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
3
stoicism(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
2
abnegation(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
2
abstention
2
altruism
2
avoidance(noun, moderation, abstinence, renouncement, self-discipline)
2
bareness(severity, harshness)
2
eschewal(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
2
fasting(noun, moderation, self-discipline, self-restraint, self-denial)
2
hardship(noun, poverty)
2
holiness(noun, grace, devotion, faith, purity)
2
monkhood(noun, celibacy)
2
privation(noun, poverty)
2
prudence(noun, control, measure, restraint, simplicity)
2
refraining(noun, virtue, moderation, abstinence, self-discipline)
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