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ascetic

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as·cet·ic  (-stk)
n.
A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.
adj.
1. Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement. See Synonyms at severe.
2. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; self-denying and austere: an ascetic existence.

[Late Greek asktikos, from Greek askts, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.]

as·ceti·cal·ly adv.

ascetic [ass-set-tik]
Noun
a person who abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures
Adjective
rigidly abstinent and self-denying [Greek askētikos]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.asceticascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
puritan - someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
stylite - an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
Adj.1.ascetic - pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"
2.ascetic - practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"
abstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

ascetic
noun 1. recluse, monk, nun, abstainer, hermit, anchorite, self-denier << OPPOSITE hedonist
Translations
Spanish ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adjascético
French ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adjascétique
German ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adjasketisch
Italian ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adjascetico/a

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Naseby defending the Church of England in a volley of oaths, or supporting ascetic morals with an enthusiasm not entirely innocent of port wine.
He was pleased to think that his shaven face gave him the look of a priest, and in his youth he had possessed an ascetic air which added to the impression.
At times, so tightly did they draw, the mouth became stern and harsh, even ascetic.
 
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