Ascetic
adjectiveə'sɛtɪk
Adjective
practicing great self-denial
“Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it”
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
“ascetic practices”
Similar:Ascetical
Noun
someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
Similar:Abstainer
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Similar Words
- Ascetical
- Austere
- Spartan
- Abstainer
- Abstemious