mind over matter
the power of the mind to control and influence the body and the physical world generally:
He announced what he called "the ultimate test of mind over matter" - a woman walking over hot coals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Self-control and moderation
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect
- command
- constraint
- continent
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous
- dignified
- grip
- impervious
- lightly
- moderation
- moderation in all things idiom
- monastic
- monasticism
- restrict yourself to sth
- rise above sth
- self-controlled
- self-denial
- self-discipline
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