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Austerity See also Asceticism, Discipline. Amish conservative Christian group in North America noted for its simple, orderly life and nonconformist dress. [Am. Hist.: EB, I: 316] archbishop; lived thriftily; gave money to poor. [Ital. Hist.: Hall, 65] (234–149 B.C.) Roman statesman known for conservatism; taxed luxuries. [Rom. Hist.: EB, II: 645] ascetic woman; wears only black. [Br. Lit.: Little Dorrit] indicates starkness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 178] Mr. Squeers’s school: no extras, no vacations. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby] 16th- and 17th-century religious reform movement noted for its moral earnestness and austerity. [Br. and Am. Hist.: EB, VIII: 309] celibate religious sect flourishing in 19th-century U.S. [Am. Hist.: EB, IX: 105] residents of Greek city known for its stern dedication to militarism. [Gk. Hist.: EB, IX: 403] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Ah," said the Saint, with sudden austerity, "your confession suggests a very grave possibility. And this is one of those gales whose memory in after-years returns, welcome in dignified austerity, as you would remember with pleasure the noble features of a stranger with whom you crossed swords once in knightly encounter and are never to see again. When Mrs Deborah, putting on the gravity of a judge, with somewhat more than his austerity, began an oration with the words, "You audacious strumpet |
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