<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31308168</termId><termName>asceticism</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the practice of self-control and self-denial as an act of religious devotion and a means of achieving greater spiritual awareness; it is found in different forms and to different extents in all religions. Ascetic practices include fasting, a solitary life, meditation, celibacy, the renunciation of possessions, and the mortification of flesh. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:22:56</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31308169</termId><termName>ascetic</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31299510</termId><termName>religious ideologies</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>