ascetic

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.

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

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as·ceti·cal·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascetic - someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline abstainer 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" ascetical
	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" ascetical, austere, spartan abstemious - sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy

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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

adjective

self-denying, severe, plain, harsh, stern, rigorous, austere, Spartan, self-disciplined, celibate, puritanical, frugal, abstemious, abstinent priests practising an ascetic life
self-denying abandoned, comfortable, luxurious, sensuous, self-indulgent, voluptuous

Translations

ascetic [əˈsetɪk]

A. ADJ → ascético

B. N → asceta mf

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

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ascetic

adj → asketisch

n → Asket m; she’s something of an ascetic → sie lebt ziemlich asketisch

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ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk]

1. adj → ascetico/a

2. n → asceta m

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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 苦行的

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 苦行者

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 苦行地

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 禁欲主义