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TOPIK 6noun

금욕주의

geumyokjuui [그묙쭈이]

금욕주의가 · 금욕주의를

asceticism; stoicism

Example

수도사들은 엄격한 금욕주의를 실천하며 살았어요.

The monks lived by practicing strict asceticism.

Word parts

금 forbid욕 desire주 main의 doctrine

Literally 'forbidding-desire-ism'.

Good to know

Pronounced [그묙쭈의]: the ㅁ links over to the next vowel.