How many syllables in asceticism?

There are 5 syllables in the word asceticism.

How to pronounce asceticism:

asceticism (noun):: noun. rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint.; the practice of choosing not to do something one would like; the practice of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline the condition, practice, or mode of life of an ascetic rigorous abstention from self-indulgence

abstemiousness

abstinence

ascesis

austerity

blessedness

celibacy

devotion

devoutness

frugality

godliness

goodness

harshness

holiness

morality

mortification of the flesh

nonindulgence

piety

piousness

plainness

prayerfulness

puritanism

religiousness

rigorousness

rigour

sainthood

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