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puritanism: strictness and austerity in conduct and religion; the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)

fundamentalism collapse: the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth

monasticism collapse: asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience

orthodoxy collapse: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion); a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

inflexibility collapse: the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe; a lack of physical flexibility

mortification collapse: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

self-denial collapse: the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

sensitivity collapse: the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment; the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity"; "the sensitiveness of Mimosa leaves does not depend on a change of growth"; (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"; sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others); susceptibility to a pathogen

particularity collapse: the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations"

rigidity collapse: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

abstinence collapse: act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite; the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

stiffness collapse: firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"; the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"; the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

austerity collapse: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

hardness collapse: the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"; the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

relentlessness collapse: mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit"

stubbornness collapse: resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires; the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

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