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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 [əˈsɛtɪk]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who practises great self-denial and austerities and abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures, esp for religious reasons
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in the early Christian Church) a monk
adj also as'cetical
1. rigidly abstinent or abstemious; austere
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to ascetics or asceticism
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) intensely rigorous in religious austerities
[from Greek askētikos, from askētēs, from askein to exercise]
ascetically  adv
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
recluse, monk, nun, abstainer, hermit, anchorite, self-denier He left the luxuries of court for a life as an ascetic.
recluse hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary
Translations
ascetic [əˈsetɪk]
A. ADJascético
B. Nasceta mf

ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adj [ideal, life] → ascétique

ascetic
adjasketisch
nAsket m; she’s something of an asceticsie lebt ziemlich asketisch

ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk]
1. adjascetico/a
2. nasceta m

ascetic
adj ascetic [əˈsetik]
avoiding pleasure and comfort, especially for religious reasons Monks lead ascetic lives. asketies زاهِد، ناسِك аскетичен asketický asketisk asketisch ασκητικός ascético askeetlik زاهدانه؛ وابسته به ریاضت کشی askeettinen ascétique סַגפָנִי तपस्वी asketski aszkéta bertapa meinlæta- ascetico 禁欲の 금욕적인 asketiškas askētisks hidup secara orang zahid ascetisch asketisk ascetyczny ascético ascetic аскетический asketický asketski asketski asketisk เกี่ยวกับการบำเพ็ญตบะ; เกี่ยวกับการบำเพ็ญตนอย่างเคร่งครัด bütün dünya zevklerinden el çekmiş 苦行的 аскетичний راہبانہ ، زاہدانہ khổ hạnh
n
an ascetic person. askeet شَخْص زاهِد аскет asketa asket asketisch ασκητής asceta askeet زاهد؛ ریاضت کش askeetikko ascète סַגְפָן तपस्वी asketa aszkéta pertapa meinlætamaður asceta 禁欲主義者 고행자 asketas askēts orang zahid asceet asket asceta asceta ascet аскет askéta asket asketa asket ผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ kendini manevî hayata adamış kimse, münzevî 苦行者 аскет زاہد ، تارک دنیا người khổ hạnh
adv aˈscetically
asketies بِتَزَهُّـد аксетично asketicky asketiskt asketisch ασκητικά ascéticamente askeetlikult بطور زاهدانه askeettisesti ascétiquement בְּסַגְפָנוּת तापसिक रूप से asketski aszkéta módjára secara bertapa meinlætalega in modo ascetico 禁欲的に 금욕적으로 asketiškai askētiski secara zahid ascetisch asketisk ascetycznie asceticamente ascetic аскетично asketicky asketsko asketski asketiskt อย่างเคร่งครัดเหมือนผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ sofuca 苦行地 аскетично راہبانہ طور پر khổ hạnh
n aˈsceticism [-sizəm]
asketisme زُهـد، تَنَسُّك аскетизъм askeze askese die Askese ασκητισμός ascetismo askees پرهیزکاری؛ ریاضت askeesi ascétisme סַגְפָנוּת तप asketizam aszkétaság pertapaan meinlætalifnaður ascetismo 禁欲主義 금욕주의 asketizmas askētisms orang zahid ascese askese asceza ascetismo ascetism аскетизм asketizmus asketstvo asketski asketism ลัทธิบำเพ็ญตบะ sofuluk, çilecilik 禁慾主義 аскетизм ترک دنیا ، زُُہد sự tu khổ hạnh


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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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