ascetic

ascetic

one who leads an austere life: an ascetic nun

Not to be confused with:

acetic – of, relating to, or containing acetic acid or vinegar: The wine had become acetic.

aesthetic – relating to a sense of the beautiful; artistic: The decorator has a real sense of the aesthetic.; discriminating, cultivated, refined; concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality: an aesthetic actress

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as·cet·ic

 (ə-sĕt′ĭk)

n.

A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.

adj.

Relating to, characteristic of, or leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement. See Synonyms at severe.

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[Late Greek askētikos, from Greek askētēs, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.]

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as·cet′i·cal·ly adv.

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ascetic

(əˈsɛtɪk)

n

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who practises great self-denial and austerities and abstains from worldly comforts and pleasures, esp for religious reasons

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in the early Christian Church) a monk

adj

3. rigidly abstinent or abstemious; austere

4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to ascetics or asceticism

5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) intensely rigorous in religious austerities

[C17: from Greek askētikos, from askētēs, from askein to exercise]

asˈcetically adv

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as•cet•ic

(əˈsɛt ɪk)

n.

1. a person who practices self-denial and self-mortification for religious reasons.

2. a person who leads an austerely simple, nonmaterialist life.

3. (in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit.

adj.

4. pertaining to asceticism.

5. rigorously abstinent; austere.

6. very strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification.

Also, as•cet′i•cal.

[1640–50; < Greek askētikós <askēt(ḗs) person practiced in an art]

as•cet′i•cal•ly, adv.

as•cet′i•cism, n.

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ascetic

- Pronounced uh-SET-ik, it is derived from Greek asketes, "monk, hermit."

See also related terms for monk.

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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 He left the luxuries of court for a life as an ascetic.
recluse hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary

adjective

1. 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

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Translations

زاهِد، ناسِكشَخْص زاهِد

asketaasketický

asket

asketischAsket

ascético

Ascèteascétique

aszkéta

meinlæta-meinlætamaîur

asceticoausteroasceta

asketasasketiškaiasketiškasasketizmas

askētisksaskēts

asketasketisk

ascético

аскет

askétaasketický

bütün dünya zevklerinden el çekmişkendini manevî hayata adamış kimsemünzevî

苦行的苦行者

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

(əˈsetik) adjective

avoiding pleasure and comfort, especially for religious reasons. Monks lead ascetic lives. asketies زاهِد، ناسِك аскетичен ascético asketický asketisch asketisk ασκητικόςascético 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 ascetischasketiskascetyczny ریاضت، پرهیزګاری، په پرهیزګاری په ډول 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

noun

an ascetic person. askeet شَخْص زاهِد аскет asceta asketa asketisch asket ασκητήςasceta askeet زاهد؛ ریاضت کش askeetikko ascèteסגפן तपस्वी asketa aszkéta pertapa meinlætamaður asceta 禁欲主義者 고행자 asketas askēts orang zahid asceetasketasceta پرهیزګار 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

aˈscetically adverb

asketies بِتَزَهُّـد аксетично asceticamente asketicky asketisch asketiskt 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 ascetischasketisk ascetycznie په پرهیزګاری په ډول asceticamente ascetic аскетично asketicky asketsko asketski asketiskt อย่างเคร่งครัดเหมือนผู้บำเพ็ญตบะ sofuca 苦行地 аскетично راہبانہ طور پر khổ hạnh 苦行地

aˈsceticism (-sizəm) noun

asketisme زُهـد، تَنَسُّك аскетизъм ascetismo askeze die Askese askese ασκητισμόςascetismo askees پرهیزکاری؛ ریاضت askeesi ascétismeסגפנות तप asketizam aszkétaság pertapaan meinlætalifnaður ascetismo 禁欲主義 금욕주의 asketizmas askētisms orang zahid asceseaskeseasceza ریاضت ، پرهیزګاری 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

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