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 [ass-set-tik]

Noun

a person who abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures

Adjective

rigidly abstinent and self-denying [Greek askētikos]

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 1. recluse, monk, nun, abstainer, hermit, anchorite, self-denier << OPPOSITE hedonist

adjective 2. self-denying, severe, plain, harsh, stern, rigorous, austere, Spartan, self-disciplined, celibate, puritanical, frugal, abstemious, abstinent << OPPOSITE self-indulgent

Translations

ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adj → ascético

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ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adj → ascétique

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ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adj → asketisch

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ascetic [əˈsɛtɪk] adj → ascetico/a