 ascetic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] practicing great self-denial | |
| Synonyms: | ascetical spartan austere | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | abstemious | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline | |
| Synonyms: | ascetical | |
| Examples: | "ascetic practices" |
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| Related terms: | abstainer abstainer | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (religion) practices self denial as spiritual discipline | |
| Synonyms: | abstainer | |
| Related terms: | religionist puritan stylite abstain | |
| Similar spelling: |
ascetical asceticism Asiatic ascitic acetic astigmia astigmatic asdic |
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