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- noun A
deprivation at one's owninitiative .
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Examples
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For those of us who are food obsessed, even the thought of dieting triggers anxiety and an immediate sense of self-deprivation, so don't diet just to make tasty resolutions that are healthy and satisfying.
Karine Bakhoum: Souper Tasty Resolutions for 2012 Karine Bakhoum 2012
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The act of fasting and self-deprivation is conceived by the Torah and Rabbinic tradition as an act of teshuvah, repentance or returning from a wayward path.
Rabbi Edward Bernstein: Tisha B'Av: Moving Toward Boundless Love Of The Earth Rabbi Edward Bernstein 2011
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Fasting -- deliberate self-deprivation -- is a voluntary substitute for scarcity which has developed almost universally into a spiritual skill.
Donna Henes: Lent: Hungering For Spirit Donna Henes 2011
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For those of us who are food obsessed, even the thought of dieting triggers anxiety and an immediate sense of self-deprivation, so don't diet just to make tasty resolutions that are healthy and satisfying.
Karine Bakhoum: Souper Tasty Resolutions for 2012 Karine Bakhoum 2012
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Fasting -- deliberate self-deprivation -- is a voluntary substitute for scarcity which has developed almost universally into a spiritual skill.
Donna Henes: Lent: Hungering For Spirit Donna Henes 2011
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The vegan lifestyle is unfortunately associated with self-deprivation.
Sandy Pukel: President Clinton: One Vegan's Appreciation Sandy Pukel 2010
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The vegan lifestyle is unfortunately associated with self-deprivation.
Sandy Pukel: President Clinton: One Vegan's Appreciation Sandy Pukel 2010
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The degree of resulting self-deprivation would be likely to harm your health and so destroy your ability to earn and pay off your debt.
Adopt Plan B, but don't forget the north needs special help | the big issue 2011
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The vegan lifestyle is unfortunately associated with self-deprivation.
Sandy Pukel: President Clinton: One Vegan's Appreciation Sandy Pukel 2010
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Fasting -- deliberate self-deprivation -- is a voluntary substitute for scarcity which has developed almost universally into a spiritual skill.
Donna Henes: Lent: Hungering For Spirit Donna Henes 2011
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