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English adjective: ascetic | |||
| 1. | ascetic pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline | ||
| Samples | Ascetic practices. | ||
| Synonyms | ascetical | ||
| 2. | ascetic practicing great self-denial | ||
| Samples | Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it. A desert nomad's austere life. A spartan diet. A spartan existence. | ||
| Synonyms | ascetical, austere, spartan | ||
| Similar | abstemious | ||
| Antonyms | gluttonous | ||
English noun: ascetic | |||
| 1. | ascetic (person) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline | ||
| Synonyms | abstainer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | religious person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | puritan, stylite | ||
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