ADJECTIVE: "practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
2. practicing great self-denial
(noun)
1. someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SELF-DENIAL (noun)
1. renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
2. the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
ESPECIALLY (adverb)
1. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
2. in a special manner

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