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ascetic


I - noun
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
Syn:
abstainer
Derivationally related forms:
ascetical, abstain (for: abstainer)
Hypernyms:
religious person
Hyponyms:
puritan, stylite

II - adjective
1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
- ascetic practices
Syn:
ascetical
Pertains to noun:
ascetic (for: ascetical)
Derivationally related forms:
ascetic (for: ascetical)
2. 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
Syn:
ascetical, austere, spartan
Similar to:
abstemious
Derivationally related forms:
austerity (for: austere), ascetic (for: ascetical)

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