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ascetic

/ ascetic /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
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"
Similar:
abstemious
adjective Sense 2
pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline
"ascetic practices"
Pertains to:
abstainer
noun Sense 3
practices self denial as spiritual discipline
Type of:
religionist religious person
Kinds of:
puritan stylite
Derived:
abstain refrain desist
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
2
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abstemious religionist religious person puritan stylite