Definition of ascetic
Adjectives
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
"ascetic practices"
- Synonyms:
- ascetical
practicing great self-denial
"Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James
- Synonyms:
- ascetical, austere, spartan
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abstemious
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
Nouns
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- Synonyms:
- abstainer
- Types:
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puritan
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
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stylite
an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
- Type of:
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religious person
a person who manifests devotion to a deity
Vocabulary Lists for ascetic
- pessimist
- belated
- doddery
- impertinent
- vanguard