Bible Dictionaries
Austerity
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
(2):
(n.) Sourness and harshness to the taste.
(3):
(n.) Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Austerity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/austerity.html. 1828.