The Only Use
ascetic
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
(Edited)
- the asceticism that deadens the senses
Chpt 11asceticism = self-denial
Definitions:
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(1)
(ascetic) someone who practices self-denial (often to encourage spiritual growth); or relating to such self-denial
or:
severely plain (without decoration) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)